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Lavandula Angustifolia

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Lavender
A perennial herb that contains coumarins—e.g., coumarin and umbelliferone, flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, and volatile oils. Lavender is said to have antibacterial, carminative and sedative effects
Lavandula angustifolia,
n See lavender.
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Comments: Lavender butter is actually an extract of whole Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flowers using a sweet almond oil/hydrogenated vegetable oil mix which produces a smooth, velvety "butter" at room temperature that smells like a field of wild lavender growing in the Parisian countryside.
New natural ingredients by Household & Personal Products Industry
English lavender for scent and butterflies The second scented plant is Lavandula angustifolia "Hidcote" commonly known as English lavender.
Award Winning Aromatic Plants by James Kilkelly / Health care industry community
Essential oil and chemical analysis The essential oil of Lavandula angustifolia leaves used in this study was from a commercial source, Quest International Flavours and Fragrances (Ashford, Kent UK).
Anxiolytic effects of lavender oil inhalation on open-field behaviour ... by Shaw, D.; Annett, J.M.; Doherty, B.; Leslie, J.C. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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