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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
show 4 more documented entries
- 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

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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