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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Bed: "By the walls"
Toxicity:
Longevity: unknown

History

Brought to the North by monks, who used the plant as a sedative and a diuretic and also for diarrhoea. Used for incense, since strong and aromatic fragrances were believed to hold back evil powers.

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