Lavender, uses of lavender

If you have space in your garden, it would be nice to plant lavender. The plant will not only fit perfectly into any type of garden, will delight the eye with its evergreens and beautiful flowers, and emit a pleasant aroma, but it can also be used.

The uses of lavender are mainly concentrated in medicine and perfumery. Lavender inflorescences have anticonvulsant, diuretic and sedative effects, are a good raw material for essential oil, which has bactericidal and antiseptic properties and is used for skin diseases, purulent wounds, burns, neurological disorders, and is also used in the perfume and cosmetic industry.

Lavender flowers are used in folk medicine:

- in the fight against cardiovascular, neurological diseases, insomnia, melancholy;

- as a stomachic remedy;

- as a remedy for worms;

- for kidney stones;

- with inflammation of the bladder;

- for baths for joint diseases;

- for creating aromatic pillows.

The use of lavender is also possible in everyday life:

1. as a spice;

2. as a remedy against annoying insects (gnats, mosquitoes, etc.);

3. as a means to help protect things from moth attacks;

4. as a means of aromatizing a room.

To grow lavender you don’t need to make any serious efforts:

- it needs to be planted where there is sun, it is not picky about the soil;

- favors non-excessive fertilization;

- it is better to plant in October-November;

- the soil under the plant should be loosened and weeds removed;

- need to be collected during the flowering period: June-August.