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Purple, it is always associated with romance.There is a plant, it is single purple flowers;There is a region, known for is well-known for the purple flower world.This kind of plant named lavender, this area is the provence of France.

The legend of provence lavender

Legend has it that once upon a time there was a beautiful girl living in provence.One day, she was alone in the valley picking lavender, a wounded young man came to ask the way.Good struck by the beauty of the youth young girl heart, two people fall in love at first sight.Young girls brought home is to return, two people have fallen.Going back to hometown, youth young girl (against with peers.Before he left early in the morning, the young girl charged according to the old woman in our village, threw a bunch of just flowering of lavender to the youth.

Suddenly, a purple smoke rises, the youth disappear, in the valley echoed his whisper: "in fact my heart is you want to travel."Shortly after, the young girl is out of sight.Some people say that she follow scent for youth.

From then on, become the pronoun of "wait for love lavender, provence is also seen as" romance of the township ", attracted large quantities of "pilgrims".But these with good wishes to the people, really understand the lavender?

Lavender says: waiting for love, as long as hard to breathe, you can see the miracle!

The types of provence lavender

Provence lavender mainly divided into two categories: primary lavender and mixed types of lavender.Native lavender also called English lavender, naturally only grows in the dry mountains of the Mediterranean Sea, is now available in an altitude of 600 meters to 1200 meters of the sunny slope planting, covering an area of 4000 hectares.The higher the altitude, the lavender, the better the quality, the quality of essential oil is other incomparable, lavender in provence production of native lavender essential oil is to enjoy the treatment of the regulation of "country of origin".Mix lavender is a native of lavender and the head of lavender hybrid, due to environmental requirements for growth is low, the resistance is stronger, is planted, area of about 17000 hectares.

Lavender flower is a very good adornment, because its shape is changeless, odor, do not come loose and cherished.In addition, add lavender to make food is delicious.

Some say provence, topography and climate has brought up the lavender, make its mark in the world.Others say, is the soul of provence lavender, let it have a different life.Actually, and provence lavender has become an organic whole, make the purple romantic dream.

Provence lavender flowering

Flowering six to eight months.

Lavender is perennial herbs or small dwarf shrubs, is called grass, actually is a kind of purple blue flowers.

Lavender, many-branched, common to erect growth, plant height according to the varieties have 30 to 40 cm, 45 ~ 90 centimeters, at an altitude of very high mountains, plant can grow up to 1 m.Leaves alternate, elliptic leaves, or foliage larger needle, margin revolute.

Spica, 15 to 25 cm long;Lower part of corolla tube, upper lip, 2 upper lip cleft, lower lip 3 crack;1.2 cm, with deep blue, purple, pink, white color, such as common as purplish blue, flowering six to eight months.

Plants with wood, the delicate fragrance of sweet, because of the villi of the flowers, leaves and stems are in possession of oil glands, gently touch the rupture and release the fragrance oil glands.

Lavender essential oil

Lavender essential oil is made from a lavender extract, can qingrejiedu, clean the skin, control oil and spot whitening, tender skin, dispel pouch and black rim of the eye wrinkles, also can promote the regeneration of damaged tissue to restore skin care functions.It can purify, comfort, ease anger and exhausted feeling, make the person can calmly face the life.The heart has a calming effect, can reduce high blood pressure, calm heart palpitations, is very helpful for insomnia.It is one of the best analgesic essential oil, can effectively improve muscle spasms, and excessive use of sprains, muscle and rheumatic pain relief well.

Method of use

1 and 2 drops of lavender essential oil on the cotton ball, puts the pillow, you maintain a sleep.(note: the role of light lavender to help you sleep, but the smell of lavender instead have refreshing uplifting effect.)And marjoram collocation (lavender, marjoram = 4:1) to enhance the sedative effect, to severe insomnia have better help.

2, in case of mould sex vaginitis, lavender essential oil directly (or any base oil with 1:1 proportion and mixing), daub on the vulva and vagina, can effectively diminish inflammation, and rapid recovery.

3, because it can stable mood, so has the positive effect on the disorder's state of mind.Can purify, comfort, ease anger and exhausted feeling, make the person can calmly face the life.Because it can balance the central nervous, so helpful to panic and upset.And clear calm and soothing function, shu fang is good for insomnia and mental comfort, not like a normal sleep kind of essential oil, lavender and use during the day at work, not only won't have any too loose, also can provide stabilization and balance, to provide a stable and effective ð « „ ´ working mood, to placate mania into or unstable mood temper is quite good

4, it can promote cell regeneration, the effect of burns and sunburn famous.Can also improve face blister, eczema and psoriasis, abscess, cure furuncle, and can inhibit the growth of mold, reduce swelling, scar, gangrene to the lowest degree.Lavender source of the scar effect, since its activation cell properties, in addition, also because it can balance skin oil secretion, for oily skin and oily hair, instead more can provide improvement.Therefore, for the skin scar, eczema, mold, abscess, hair scalp oil cause of dandruff and hair protection, have suggested to lavender as a necessary choice