Moonrise Herbs Blog — lavender

While there are tons of herbs out there with multiple uses, lavender (Lavendula spp.) is truly one of the most versatile. Not only is its fragrance and aromatic essence useful in cooking and aromatherapy, it's herbal therapeutic qualities make up quite the list. Lavender may be most widely know for its unique scent but its antibacterial, antimicrobial, expectorant, stress-relieving, antiseptic and analgesic properties are nothing short of fantastic. No summer survival (or first aid kit) would be complete without lavender.  It's essential oil is a standard for preventing and treating bug bites and other itchy conditions that often pop up when we...

Greetings, moonbeams! It's #floweressencefriday and we thought it would be fitting to talk about Lavender as a flower essence as it is blooming now and is one of the flowers of the sign of Gemini. As many of you may know already or have just read about the herbal therapeutics and applications for aromatherapy with Lavender in our latest newsletter, we won't cover that here. Lavender as a flower essence does much of the same thing on an energetic level.... it calms and uplifts the body and mind of those in nervous or high-strung states. It also supports the nervous...