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Native to the Mediterranean, lavender is responsible for the birth of aromatherapy in our modern culture. Lavender has been used for centuries to freshen the air of sick rooms and used as a carminative, disinfectant, sedative, tonic and a healing agent.
It was one of the herbs dedicated to Hecate – god of witches and sorcerers – and was thought to avert ‘the evil eye’.
The Egyptian pharaohs used lavender as a perfume and fragrance. The Greeks used lavender to scent their bathwater.
During the middle ages, lavender gained a reputation as an aphrodisiac that attracted a lover. Sprinkling lavender water onto your lover’s head was said to keep your lover faithful. This belief fuelled a great demand for lavender.
It was also burned to keep the evil spirits away. Lavender was used right up until World War I as an infusion to treat and disinfect wounds.