Pam Oh Herbs

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia, family Lamiaceae. Part discussed: Flower.

Rows of English lavender in purple flower in a cultivated field in Ontario.
The living specimen. Botanical. Source: Wikimedia Commons · Lavandula angustifolia (11) A reference photograph of the named material. Not a photograph of a Collection. Photograph: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 4.0

Identity

Common name
Lavender
Botanical name
Lavandula angustifolia
Family
Lamiaceae
Part or material
Flower
Classification
Botanical
Educational category
Foundational Botanicals

About

Lavandula angustifolia Miller. EMA material covers flower (lavandulae flos) and essential oil (lavandulae aetheroleum) as separate assessed preparations of the same species.

Safety considerations

No authority consulted for this entry records a safety, contraindication or interaction statement for this material. The House states only what its sources carry.

References

The authorities this entry draws on, named so you can weigh them yourself.
  • EMA HMPC Lavandulae flos · European Medicines Agency, herbal medicine monograph
  • EMA HMPC Lavandulae aetheroleum · European Medicines Agency, herbal medicine monograph

This entry is educational. It is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a statement about any Pam Oh Herbs Collection or its contents. It carries no dosage and no claim of effect.