Description
Lavender: (Lavandula) is a shrub in the Lamiaceae family. The devil dislikes lavender because of its overpowering and delightful scent; it repels the devil, or so people from the long-forgotten past thought. Instead of the devil, they actually meant a demon that could make you sick. Germs run away when they smell lavender, knowing they don't stand a chance against its healing and repellent properties. Lavandula Vera. Lavendula comes from the Latin word lavendulus, meaning "what needs to be washed." The ancient Romans and other ancient peoples, such as the Carthaginians, used lavender as soap and added it to baths for its pleasant scent combined with its healing properties.
Characteristics: Lavender is found in many gardens because of its purple color and the fragrance of its flowers. The shrub grows no taller than a meter and no wider than half a meter. The flowers are pointed and can grow up to eight centimeters long. Lavender is also used as an ornamental plant.
Lavender in Antiquity: In ancient Egypt, lavender was often used to make perfumes. Cleopatra is said to have seduced the emperor Julius Caesar with it. The Phoenicians may have imported Lavandula, along with other herbs, into France and Spain. In 700 BC, they founded Marseille. Cedar and the essential oil of aspic were mentioned in Jerome Brunschwig's book on distillation from 1500. He referred to it as oleum de spica of Provence. In 1543, Valerius Cordus listed three essential oils in his Dispensatorium Noricum: cedar, aspic, and juniper. In antiquity, lavender was primarily used externally, such as for cleansing the skin, in perfumes, and as an insect repellent. Later, it was also used internally.
