Lavander flowers

Dried lavander flowers

The harvest:

 It is very important to harvest lavender flowers at the right time, that is when they are at their maximum color, brilliance and perfume.

Beneficial properties for health:

Lavender herbal tea is soothing and relaxing and helps to reconcile sleep in adults and children, if taken just before bedtime. Drinking a cup of lavender infusion after meals helps to facilitate digestion and naturally fight intestinal problems such as flatulence and colitis. According to popular medicine, lavender herbal tea is also useful for fighting headaches..

Thanks to the anti-inflammatory, healing and antiseptic action of lavender, the infusion can also be used externally on small cuts, insect bites, skin irritations and sunburns.

How to prepare the lavender herbal tea

To prepare the lavender herbal tea you need a saucepan and a colander.

Ingredients
> a teaspoon of dried lavender flowers
> a cup of water

(article taken from cure naturali.it)

Cooking tips:

Dried lavender flowers are excellent for sweet preparations (biscuits, cakes or plumcakes), but also in savory ones: they are in fact the ideal complement to delicious risotto, also in combination with other aromatic herbs such as rosemary or with sweet-tasting ingredients like pumpkin. It is necessary to pay attention to the dosage: given the strong aroma it gives off, lavender must be used in small doses so that it does not cover the taste of the other ingredients of the preparation.