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Flos LavandulaeLOT 24-0726
Cultivated
Batch
LOT 24-0726
Net
60 g
Unit price
€14.33 / 100 g
Origin
Kaiserstuhl, Baden
Sourcing
Cultivated
Plant part
Flos · Flower
HarvestJul · Aug

Loose tea

Lavender Flowers

Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

Clean, soapy-floral, with a bitter herbal tail that surprises people.

€8.6060 g
€14.33 / 100 g
1

In stock 27

True lavender, not lavandin — narrower leaf, lower camphor, and a rounder scent. Cut as the lowest florets on the spike open, then dried whole and rubbed off by hand.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken as an evening tea, or kept in a cloth bag by the pillow.

Constituents

  • 01Linalool
  • 02Linalyl acetate
  • 03Tannins

Drawer

Sleep & Calm — Roots and cones taken in the evening. Also pulled for Mood & Nerves.

Preparation90 °C · 6 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 90 °C and 6 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFlos Lavandulae · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 1 g)
Frequency
1–2× daily
Water
90 °C
Steep
6 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 3 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One level teaspoon. Lavender is easy to overdo and turns soapy fast.

    1 tsp ≈ 1 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Hot water at 90 °C.

    150 ml · 90 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Six minutes, covered. Longer makes it bitter.

    6 min

Steep time

Live timer · 6 min · 90 °C

Ready

06:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Do not take the pure essential oil internally.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Sleep & Calm, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.