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Lavender

Lavender (Lavandula spec., Lamiaceae)

Ibicencan: tomaní

French: lavande

German: Lavendel

Russisch: лаванда

Niederländisch: lavendel

The lavender speciesnative to Ibiza is Lavandula dentata, it prefers alkaline soils, contrary to the French or topped lavender (Lavandu­la stoechas) that does not like lime soils for which reason there is no good environment for it in the Casita Verde.

The different species of lavender have a sedative effect. In case of nervousness or migrane and all kinds of psy­chosomatic diseases lavender tea is recommended. Dried lavender is used to repel moths.

In the Pityuses (Pine Islands) there was a habit to use lavender as an incense for the houses of sick peo­ple. The lavender water (in Catalan: aigua de tomaní) which is used against molar ache and as an antiseptic is produced from this plant.

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