Lavender
Common name
lavender, English lavender, common lavender, French lavender
ID
HD0189
Scientific name of the plant
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (L. officinalis Chaix)
Anatomical part for use
leaf
Human use
Sleep disorders & temporary insomnia,Mental stress & mood disorders
Summary
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India.Many members of the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils. The most widely cultivated species, Lavandula angustifolia, is often referred to as lavender, and there is a color named for the shade of the flowers of this species. Despite its use over centuries in traditional medicine and cosmetics, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that lavender has any effects on diseases or improves health. (Source: Wiki)
Evidence Level
Level 0 (No convinced report of liver injury caused by herbal and dietary supplement)
Hepatotoxicity Description
Despite wide scale use, lavender has not been convincingly linked to instances of clinically apparent liver injury.
Drug Class:
Herbal and Dietary Supplements
See also Drug Class:
Sedatives and Hypnotics (Source: LiverTox)
Common name
lavender, English lavender, common lavender, French lavender
ID
HD0189
Scientific name of the plant
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (L. officinalis Chaix)
Anatomical part for use
leaf
Human use
Sleep disorders & temporary insomnia,Mental stress & mood disorders
Summary
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India.Many members of the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils. The most widely cultivated species, Lavandula angustifolia, is often referred to as lavender, and there is a color named for the shade of the flowers of this species. Despite its use over centuries in traditional medicine and cosmetics, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that lavender has any effects on diseases or improves health. (Source: Wiki)
Evidence Level
Level 0 (No convinced report of liver injury caused by herbal and dietary supplement)
Hepatotoxicity Description
Despite wide scale use, lavender has not been convincingly linked to instances of clinically apparent liver injury. Drug Class: Herbal and Dietary Supplements See also Drug Class: Sedatives and Hypnotics (Source: LiverTox)