Coming up lavender: 10 benefits of lavender essential oil

From Free Malaysia Today

1. Lavender essential oil helps alleviate restlessness, insomnia, nervousness and depression.
2. It is used to treat a variety of digestive complaints, including meteorism (abdominal swelling from gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity), loss of appetite, vomiting, nausea, intestinal gas (flatulence), and upset stomach.
3. Some people use lavender oil for painful conditions including migraine headaches, toothaches, sprains, nerve pain, sores, and joint pain.
4. Lavender helps kill hair lice, lice eggs, and nits. The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (NMCB) says that lavender is possibly effective for treating alopecia areata (hair loss), and boosting hair growth by up to 44 per cent after just seven months of treatment.
5. Lavender essential oil restores skin complexion and reduces acne. According to dermatologists and aromatherapists, lavender is one of the most beneficial oils in the treatment of acne.
6. Some people add lavender to bathwater to treat circulation disorders and improve mental well being.
7. By inhalation, lavender is used as aromatherapy for insomnia, pain, and agitation related to dementia.
8. It is well-known that lavender has antibacterial and antiviral qualities that make it perfect for defending the body against rare diseases like TB, typhoid, and diphtheria, according to early research in the 20th century.
9. It stimulates urine production, which helps restore hormonal balance, prevents cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder), and relieve cramps and other urinary disorders.
10. Lavender oil can also be used to repel mosquitoes and moths, which is why you will find many mosquito repellents that contain lavender oil as one of the primary ingredients.

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