Spike Lavender

Lavender belongs to the plant family Lamiaceae or Labiatae and is a shrub which is cultivated for its aromatic flowers. The stem grows up to 60 cm. high, is angular, greenish-grey and has a flaking bark. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate and oblong linear. The flowers are lilac-coloured and arranged in whorls at the terminal part of the stem. Sometimes the flowers are yellowish.

MEDICINAL USE:
*Reduces spasms and cramps, helps in the secretion of bile, calms and reduces irritability, helps in
  digestion.
*Expels gas from stomach and intestine, controls migraine headache, fainting, dizziness, muscle
  contraction, pain in the stomach, mental disorder, rheumatism, asthma, liver and spleen problems.
*Works against putrefying substances in the digestive tract.
*Works for neuralgia and rheumatic pains.
         
HOW TO USE:
*Lavender oil or the decoction of the whole plant reduces spasms and cramps, helps in the secretion
  of bile, calms and reduces irritability, and helps in digestion.
*Lavender oil or the decoction of the whole plant also helps in expelling gas from stomach and
  intestine, controls migraine headache, fainting, dizziness, muscle contraction, pain in the stomach,
  mental disorder, rheumatism, asthma and liver and spleen problems.
*The same decoction also works against putrefying substances in the digestive tract.
*Externally used, it makes a good poultice for neuralgia and rheumatic pains. The boiled warm leaves
  should be applied topically.

PARTS USED:
*The leaves and the fruits.

DOSE:
As recommended above.

Normal Dosage For:

Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day.
Aged 6 to 9 years: 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years: 1 cup a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cup a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day

A Useful Table for Quick Measurements:
1 tbsp = 5 grams (green herb)
1 dessertspoon = 2 grams (dry herb)
1 teaspoon = 25 drops
1 cup = 16 tbsp

1 litre = 7 or 8 cups