page_title: Lavandula angustifolia
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Lavandula angustifolia / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: dried Lavandula angustifolia (also Lavandula spica or Lavandula vera; common lavender, true lavender, narrow-leaved lavender or English lavender (though not native to England); formerly L. officinalis) flowers Deutsch: getrocknete Lavendelblüten
context_page_description: Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean.
context_section_description: The flowers and leaves are used as a herbal medicine, either in the form of lavender oil or as a herbal tea.  The flowers are also used as a culinary herb, most often as part of the North American version of the French herb blend called herbes de Provence.
  Lavender essential oil, when diluted with a carrier oil, is commonly used as a relaxant with massage therapy. Products for home use, such as lotions, eye pillows (including lavender flowers or the essential oil itself) and bath oils, etc., are also used.  Both the petals and the oil are the most popular ingredients in handmade soap.
  Dried lavender flowers and lavender essential oil are also used as a prevention against clothing moths, which do not like their scent.
  Lavandula angustifolia is included in the Tasmanian Fire Service's list of low flammability plants, indicating that it is suitable for growing within a building protection zone.
caption: Dried Lavandulae flos as used in herbal teas
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