Lavender Flower Gargle


Lavender Flower Gargle

It is good to gargle the mouth with the decoction of the flowers of lavender, against the paines of the teeth. Two spoonfuls of the distilled water of the flowers taken, doth helpe those that have lost their speech or voyce, rearing it them again.
Theatrum Botanium, 1640

Ingredients:
Lavender *
Recipe Instructions:
Source: Alice Cooke Brown. Early "American Herb Recipes", (1966)

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  • Archaic :Many early herbal remedies are culled from books in the public domain and continue to be of great interest to modern herbalists and others interested in the history and practice of botanical medicine. They are presented here for informational purposes only, and are not meant to be taken without the knowledge required to adapt them to modern herbal practices.
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