Lavender

The lavender is called the Lavandula of the Lamiaceae or mint family. Nicknamed "herb of love", Spikenard and the Latin lavare. This is a brightly coloured plant shade of purple, and a certain shade is named after the flower, Lavender. Such a medicine herb as this has been used since ancient times. It was made into a soap. The lavender is so fragrant that it was almost considered bewitching. Lavenders were used to ward off evil spirits from the home. 

Lavender tea is made with purple flower buds.There are many health benefits and psychological healing effects of lavender tea. It calms, and gives a good sleep while soothing. Lavender is good for anxiety, pain, headaches, insomnia, depression and stress.   

In Norse mythology, lavenders are sacred plants to the goddess Lofn. This gentle goddess blesses over marriages and love, even if it's forbidden love. Also associated with love, lavender tea was sipped by girls during the Tudor era, so that they would foresee their future husbands. I've grown lavenders and they attract bees in Summer. They die in Winter but flourish again when Summer returns.

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