Rest and Relax With Lavender

Lavender, that beautiful little purple flower that has been found to help us calm down, rest, and relax. Lavender has been used for years for everything from soaps, oils, lotions, a flavoring component as well as medicinal purposes. 

The oil from the flower is believed to have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.  It has been used to help heal everything from bug bites to minor burns. Even the medical community has endorsed this wonder plant:

From Medical News Today:

Lavender oil could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential oil shows a potent antifungal effect against strains of fungi responsible for common skin and nail infections. 

It has also helped those with digestive issues such as gas, bloating, nausea, and upset stomach.

Having trouble sleeping?
Having anxiety attacks?
Restless?
Depressed?
Have headaches?
Muscle sprains and strains?
Bloated?


Lavender may help.  You can burn a candle, put on some lotion, use a hand sanitizer, use lavender soap, use the oil in a diffuser or make your own disinfectant spray. Head to your local Organic Market and pick yours up today.


Lavender is also called Spikenard in the Bible (from the Greek name for lavender, naardus, after the Syrian city Naarda).

1. Song of Solomon 1:12
   [ The Shulamite ] While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
2. Song of Solomon 4:13
   Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates With pleasant fruits, Fragrant henna with spikenard,
3. Song of Solomon 4:14
   Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices—
4. Mark 14:3
   [ The Anointing at Bethany ] And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.
5. John 12:3
   Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

Source: www.biblegateway.com

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Article Sources:

http://everything-lavender.com

http://www.lavenderfarm.com
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265922.php
http://www.naturalnews.com/042405_lavender_cold_and_flu_season_essential_oils.html