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Lavandula angustifolia Mill.


Botanical Name	:	Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
English Name	:	Garden Lavender, Lavender
Synonym(s)	:	Lavandula officinalis Chaix., Lavandula spica L. Lavandula vera DC.
Family	:	Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

A strongly aromatic shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, 2-6 cm long and 4-6 mm broad. The flowers are pinkish-purple (lavender-coloured), produced on spikes 2-8 cm long at the top of slender leafless stems 10-30 cm long.

Herb Effects

Lowers blood pressure, sedative and diuretic. Antihalitosis, powerfully antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, carminative, cholagogue, diuretic, nervine, sedative, stimulant, stomachic and tonic (oil)

Links

Lavender
King's American Dispensatory
Plants for a Future

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, beta-phellandrene, beta-santalene, butyric acid, camphor, caproic acid, caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, citronellol, cuminaldehyde, delta-3-carene, delta-cadinene, geranial, geraniol, limonene, linalyl acetate, myrcene, neral, sabinene, valeric acid (flower); alpha-pinene, amyl-alcohol, beta-pinene, borneol, bornyl-acetate, camphene, coumarin, herniarin, luteolin, rosmarinic acid, tannin, umbelliferone (plant); ursolic acid (leaf)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

beta-Phellandrene

555-10-2

3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

beta-Santalene

Not Available

2-methyl-3-methylide
ne-2-(4-methylpent-3
-enyl)norbornane

C₁₅H₂₄

Butyric acid

107-92-6

Butanoic acid

C₄H₈O₂

Camphor

8022-77-3

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Caproic acid

53896-26-7

hexanoic acid

C₆H₁₂O₂

Caryophyllene

87-44-5

4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

Caryophyllene oxide

32095-03-7

Not Available

C₁₅H₂₄O

Citronellol

26489-01-0

3,7-dimethyloct-6-en
-1-ol

C₁₀H₂₀O

Cuminaldehyde

122-03-2

4-propan-2-ylbenzald
ehyde

C₁₀H₁₂O

delta-Cadinene

Not Available

1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene

C₁₅H₂₄

Geranial

141-27-5

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Linalyl acetate

8022-85-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Neral

96680-15-8

(2E)-3,7-dimethyloct
a-2,6-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Valeric acid

70268-41-6

pentanoic acid

C5H10O2

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

Amyl alcohol

71-41-0

pentan-1-ol

C₅H₁₂O

beta-Pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Bornyl acetate

20347-65-3

(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Coumarin

60094-90-8

6-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-m
ethyl-but-3-enyl)-7-
methoxy-chromen-2-on
e

C₁₅H₁₆O₅

Herniarin

531-59-9

7-methoxychromen-2-o
ne

C₁₀H₈O₃

Luteolin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Umbelliferone

93-35-6

2-hydroxychromen-7-o
ne

C₉H₆O₃

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

For mental problems associated with menopause, disorders associated with muscle tone of the autonomic nervous system, anxiety, digestive disorders, rheumatism and sciatica.

Reference

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