Medicinal and aromatic plants – industrial profiles

Use of different 
Lavandula
species
Spike lavender oil
Spike lavender was said by some authors to have been mainly used in veterinary practice, as 
a prophylactic in cases of impending paralysis (Festing, 1989). It was too camphoraceous and
never worth more than one-fifth of true lavender oil, but Gerard (1633) lists its uses as the main
medicinal lavender. Spike oil was also used in the manufacture of fine varnishes and lacquers
with oil of turpentine and used for painting on porcelain. Its one medicinal value was for 
promotion of hair growth.