Family Labiatae; Lamiaceae.
Habitat Native to Mediterranean region; cultivated in Jammu and Kashmir.
Unani Habb-ul-Ghaar, Daphni.
Lavandula stoechas Linn. 365
English Lavender.
Action Herb—mildly sedative, antiflatulent and cholagogue. Essential oil—antiseptic, antibacterial, antispasmodic.
Key application Internally, for mood disturbances, such as restlessness or insomnia; functional abdominal complaints (nervous stomach irritation and discomfort); for the treatment of functional circulatory disorders in balneotherapy. (German Commission E.) The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of Lavandula sp. for depressive states associated with digestive dysfunction.
Major constituents of the essential oil are linalool and linalyl acetate. Others include borneol, camphor, lavandulyl, caryophyllene, limonene, betaocimene, terpene-4-ol-and alpha-terpineol.
Aerial parts of the plant contains ursolic acid lactone, betulin, betulinic acid and 3 beta-formyl ursolic acid. The essential oil from flowering shoots showed neuro-depressive or anxiolytic activity in albino rats.
Lavandula bipinnata Kuntze.
Synonym L. burmanni Benth. Family Labiatae; Lam iaceae.
Habitat Bihar, Chota Nagpur,
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Decan and Konkan
southwards to Kerala.
Ayurvedic Shankhapushpi (Gujarat).
Action Used as a substitute for Convolvulus pluricaulas Choisy.
Lavandula stoechas Linn.
Family Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat Mediterranean region and Asia Minor. Dried plant and flowers are imported into Mumbai from Persian Gulf.
English Arabian or French Lavender.
Unani Ustulthuddus, Alfaajan. Folk Dhaaru.
Action Flowers—antidepressive, sedative, anticonvulsant, carminative, antispasmodic, antibacterial, antiseptic. Used in depression, nervous headache, sluggish circulation, physical and mental exhaustion, insomnia, epilepsy, neuralgia and rheumatic affections.
