薰衣草的历史

 薰衣草的历史

Charles Cook

薰衣草的历史已经超过2500年,它的名字叫 "Lavandula"。 薰衣草 它有多种用途,但主要是在香水行业脱颖而出。

命名

这种植物的俗名是薰衣草、薰衣草、迷迭香、真薰衣草、薰衣草和晚香玉。 学名是 Lavandula spp、 由罗马人提出,来自拉丁文的 "lavare",意思是清洁或洗涤。

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起点/路线/目的地

- 薰衣草有30多个品种,可以在亚洲、非洲和欧洲地中海地区的野外找到。

- 在古代,薰衣草的精华被腓尼基人、埃及人和波斯人用来给死者喷香和制作木乃伊。

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- 薰衣草最早是由古埃及人种植的,他们用它来生产一种油,构成他们香水的一部分,并用于保存木乃伊(皮肤和肠子),包括图坦卡门墓(公元前1341-1323年),从而掩盖腐烂的气味。

- 在葡萄牙,这种植物自发地生长在该国的南部和中部,但在马德拉也可以找到野生标本。

农业方面

- 薰衣草是一种植物,由于其紫色或淡紫色的花朵及其香味,吸引了蜜蜂,产生了非常丰富和非常愉快的蜂蜜。

- 在12世纪,德国女修道院院长希尔德加德证实了薰衣草对苍蝇和飞蛾的功效。

- 英国薰衣草(L. angustifolia)在昂贵的香水中使用最广泛,因为它的精油质量很高,但杂交品种和法国薰衣草的精油在这个行业中也非常珍贵。

奇闻趣事

- 薰衣草 "这个名字是由罗马人命名的,他们曾经把这种植物的花和叶子压碎,加入他们的洗澡水中。

- 野生薰衣草(L. latifolia Medicus)的精油被文艺复兴时期的画家作为稀释剂使用。

- 在欧洲的中世纪和文艺复兴时期,洗衣女工被称为 "薰衣草",因为她们用薰衣草在洗过的衣服上留下气味。

- 法国国王查理六世在他的枕头上塞满了薰衣草,英国女王伊丽莎白一世希望在她的皇家餐桌上摆放薰衣草,并要求每天都要有一束新鲜的薰衣草,路易十六用薰衣草香味的水洗澡,维多利亚女王使用薰衣草除臭剂,伊丽莎白一世和二世使用伦敦Yardley a Co.公司的薰衣草产品。

使用

- Dioscorides,《De Matéria Medica》一书的作者,注意到它对烧伤和伤口的治疗作用。 从罗马人到第一次世界大战,薰衣草被使用并被认为可以使皮肤再生。

- 1709年,调香师乔瓦尼-玛丽亚-法里纳创造了一种含有 "薰衣草 "的香水,他称之为 "科隆香水"(德国城市),这是它的诞生地。 它非常受欢迎,很快就被欧洲的主要宫廷所使用。

- 自18世纪以来,薰衣草和迷迭香被归类为 "头部 "植物,因为它们被用于治疗神经系统疾病。

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