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botanical illustration of Aspic, Lavandula latifolia

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Aspic

Lavandula latifolia

Aspic · Broad-Leaved Lavender · Spike Lavender · Alfazema brava · Breedbladige lavendel · Breitblättriger Lavendel · Broad-leaved Lavender · Engelse laventel · Espigol · Esplíego · Lavande spic · Lavande à larges feuilles · Lavande à larges feuilles, Lavande à feuilles larges, Aspic, Spic · Portekiz Lavantası · Portuguese lavender · Spike Lavendar · alfazema · alhucema

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(AZ), French, Italian, English, Spanish, Dutch, Spain, Portuguese

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Cancer, Carminative, Cholagogue

Science studied: BETA-BISABOLENE, BORNYL-ACETATE, ALPHA-CADINOL, CIS-CARVEOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Lavandula latifolia

Common names: Aspic, Broad-Leaved Lavender, Spike Lavender, Alfazema brava, Breedbladige lavendel, Breitblättriger Lavendel, Broad-leaved Lavender, Engelse laventel, Espigol, Esplíego, Lavande spic, Lavande à larges feuilles, Lavande à larges feuilles, Lavande à feuilles larges, Aspic, Spic, Portekiz Lavantası, Portuguese lavender, Spike Lavendar, alfazema, alhucema

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, US(AZ), French, Italian, English, Spanish, Dutch, Spain and 8 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Abortifacient
  • Cancer
  • Carminative
  • Cholagogue
  • Nervine
  • Stimulant
  • Sudorific
  • Vermifuge
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  • Medicine (Veterinary)
  • Diuretic
  • Emmenagogue
  • Fumigant
  • Spasm
  • Stomachic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • US(AZ)
  • French
  • Italian
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Dutch
  • Spain
  • Portuguese
  • German
  • BR
  • FR
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  • HR
  • NO
  • PT
  • SI

Documented cultural uses

  • Abortifacient
  • Cancer
  • Carminative
  • Cholagogue
  • Nervine
  • Stimulant
  • Sudorific
  • Vermifuge
  • Medicine (Veterinary)
  • Diuretic
  • Emmenagogue
  • Fumigant
show 2 more documented entries
  • Spasm
  • Stomachic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Potential of Lavandula latifolia and Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oils Against Bacillus cereus Isolated From Pipelines of Dairy Industry. · 2025 source ↗
  • Enhancing the growth and essential oil components of Lavandula latifolia using Malva parviflora extract and humic acid as biostimulants in a field experiment. · 2025 source ↗
  • Fish Scale Gelatin Nanofibers with <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> and Lavandula latifolia Essential Oils for Bioactive Wound-Healing Dressings. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETA-BISABOLENE
  • BORNYL-ACETATE
  • ALPHA-CADINOL
  • CIS-CARVEOL
  • TRANS-CARVEOL
  • CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • CITRONELLOL
  • COUMARIN
  • CUMINALDEHYDE
  • EO
  • TRANS-EPOXY-LINALYL-ACETATE
  • EUGENOL
  • GERANIOL
  • GERANYL-ACETATE
  • GERANYL-BUTYRATE
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  • HEXYL-TIGLATE
  • ALPHA-HUMULENE
  • ISOBORNEOL
  • LAVANDULOL
  • LINALOL
  • LINALYL-ACETATE
  • METHYL-HEPTENONE
  • MYRCENE
  • NEROL
  • CIS-OCIMENE
  • TRANS-OCIMENE
  • 3-OCTANOL
  • 3-OCTANONE
  • OLEANOLIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
  • BETA-PINENE
  • ROSMARINIC-ACID
  • SABINENE
  • ALPHA-TERPINENE
  • ALPHA-TERPINEOL
  • TERPINOLENE
  • ALPHA-THUJENE
  • ALPHA-THUJONE
  • BETA-THUJONE
  • URSOLIC-ACID
  • TRANS-LINALOL-EPOXIDE
  • CIS-ALPHA-BISABOLENE
  • P-CYMENE
  • FURFURAL
  • HEXANOL
  • LAVANDULYL-ACETATE
  • CIS-LINALOL-EPOXIDE
  • NERYL-ACETATE
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • TERPINEN-4-OL
  • ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
  • CITRONELLAL
  • ALPHA-BISABOLOL
  • BORNEOL
  • CAMPHENE
  • CAMPHOR
  • CARVONE
  • CARYOPHYLLENE
  • LIMONENE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Lavandula latifolia
Lavandula latifolia · Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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