Ezenzweni zamafutha abalulekile, i-lavender ingamafutha ahlukahlukene. Kucatshangwa ukuthi ine-anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antidepressant, antiseptic, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, kanye ne-antispasmodic, analgesic, detoxifying, hypotensive, kanye ne-antimicrobial properties.

Izinzuzo Zezempilo

Amafutha abalulekile e-lavender kanye nezakhiwo zawo kuye kwafundwa kabanzi. Nakhu ukubheka ucwaningo.

Ukukhathazeka

Nakuba okwamanje kukhona ukuntuleka kokuhlolwa kwemitholampilo emikhulu yokuhlola imiphumela ye-lavender kubantu abanokukhathazeka, ucwaningo oluningi lubonisa ukuthi amafutha angase anikeze izinzuzo ezithile zokulwa nokukhathazeka.

Ucwaningo oluningana luhlole imiphumela yokunciphisa ukukhathazeka kwe-lavender kubantu abathile. Isibonelo, ucwaningo olwanyatheliswa ku-Physiology & Behavior ngo-2005 lwalugxile kubantu abangu-200 abalindele ukwelashwa kwamazinyo futhi lwathola ukuthi ukuphefumula kwephunga le-lavender kokubili kunciphisa ukukhathazeka kanye nesimo sengqondo esithuthukisiwe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo lokuhlola olwanyatheliswa ku-Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice ngo-2012 lubonisa ukuthi i-aromatherapy esekelwe ku-lavender-essential-oil-based ingasiza ekudambiseni ukukhathazeka kwabesifazane abasengozini enkulu yangemva kokubeletha. Ocwaningweni olubandakanya abesifazane abangu-28 ababebelethile ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ezedlule, abacwaningi bathola ukuthi amasonto amane ezikhathi ze-aromatherapy kabili ngesonto, imizuzu engu-15 ubude bemizuzu engu-15 asize ekudambiseni ukucindezeleka ngaphezu kokunciphisa amazinga okukhathazeka.

Kukhona nobunye ubufakazi bokuthi ukudla amafutha e-lavender kungasiza ekudambiseni ukukhathazeka. Embikweni oshicilelwe ku-Phytomedicine ngo-2012, isibonelo, ososayensi bahlaziya izivivinyo zomtholampilo ezishicilelwe ngaphambili eziyi-15 futhi baphetha ngokuthi izithako zokudla eziqukethe amafutha e-lavender zingase zibe nemiphumela ethile yokwelapha ezigulini ezinenkinga yokukhathazeka kanye/noma ingcindezi.⁴

Ukubuyekezwa kwakamuva kwezincwadi ezitholakele kubonise izinzuzo kubahlanganyeli abanokukhathazeka okumaphakathi kuya kokunzima.

Ukuqwasha

Ucwaningo oluningana lubonise ukuthi amafutha e-lavender abalulekile angasiza ekukhuthazeni ukulala futhi alwe nokuqwasha.

Ucwaningo lwango-2015 olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine lwathola inhlanganisela yamasu okuhlanzeka kokulala kanye nokwelashwa kwe-lavender amafutha abalulekile kwasiza abafundi basekolishi ukuba bathole ukulala okungcono kakhulu kunokuhlanzeka kokulala kuphela. Ucwaningo olwenziwa kubafundi abangu-79 abanezinkinga zokulala ezibikwayo luphinde lwathola ukuhogela i-lavender ngesikhathi sokulala kuthuthukisa amandla asemini kanye nokudlidliza.⁵

Ucwaningo lwango-2018 olushicilelwe ku-Holistic Nursing Practice luqinisekisa umphumela we-lavender ekulaleni. Kulolu cwaningo lwezakhamuzi ezingu-30 zekhaya lasebekhulile, i-lavender aromatherapy itholakale ithuthukisa ukuqala kokulala, ikhwalithi, nobude besikhathi kubantu abadala.

Isetshenziswa kanjani

I-Lavender ingenye yamafutha athambile, okwenza kube yinketho enhle kwabaqalayo, futhi iguquguqukayo.

Lapho uthenga umkhiqizo wekhwalithi, khetha one-USDA Organic Eqinisekisiwe, engeyona i-GMO futhi engenawo amakha okwenziwa. Khetha futhi umkhiqizo osebhodleleni lengilazi elinelebula ecacile futhi uphawule ukuthi ungamaphesenti ayi-100 webanga elimsulwa. Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola imiphumela engcono kakhulu.

Nazi ezinye izinto ezivamile ezisetshenziswayo ukuze uqalise:

I-Perfume Yemvelo

Ingabe ufuna ukuhogela kahle ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakha anobuthi? I-lavender iyiphunga elihle kokubili abesifazane nabesilisa.

Ungazama ukufaka uwoyela omsulwa ngqo esikhumbeni sakho, noma ungancibilikisa uwoyela emanzini noma namafutha othwala ukuze uthole iphunga elicashile.

Uma ungathanda ukugcoba amafutha esikhumbeni sakho, zama ukufaka amaconsi angu-2–3 ezintendeni zezandla zakho bese uhlikihla izandla zakho ndawonye. Bese uyigcoba esikhumbeni sakho noma ezinweleni zakho.

Ungazama futhi ukufaka amaconsi ama-2 ebhodleleni lesifutho cishe ngo-½ inkomishi yamanzi. Gcoba ibhodlela lesifutho, bese ufafaza noma yini oyithandayo.

Cabanga ukuhlanganisa uwoyela we-lavender namanye amafutha aphumuzayo, njengamafutha omsedari abalulekile noma uwoyela wempepho obalulekile. I-lotion yami yasekhaya ihlanganisa i-lavender, i-frankincense namafutha e-peppermint, anuka kahle ndawonye futhi asize ekwehliseni ukuvuvukala futhi athuthukise impilo yesikhumba sakho.

Enye indlela enhle yokusebenzisa uwoyela we-lavender njengesiqholo semvelo ukuwengeza ku-shampoo yakho noma uzenzele eyakho, njengoba ngenza ngale shampoo yelavender kakhukhunathi eyenziwe ekhaya.

I-Non-Toxic Air Freshener

Ngendlela efanayo osebenzisa ngayo amafutha e-lavender njengesiqholo, ungawasebenzisa eduze kwekhaya lakho njengesiqabunga somoya esingokwemvelo, esingenabuthi. Kuphakathi kokuthi ufafaze eduze kwekhaya lakho, noma uzame ukukusabalalisa.

Ukuze udale isimo sokuphumula ekamelweni lakho ngaphambi kokuba ulale, zama ukufafaza ingxube ye-lavender namanzi ngokuqondile emashidini noma emcamelweni wakho.

Ungazama indlela efanayo endlini yakho yokugezela kanye nakumathawula akho okugeza. Ngaphambi kokugeza okuphumuzayo noma ishawa, fafaza ithawula lakho nge-lavender ukuze iphunga layo elipholile likulindile lapho uphuma eshaweni.

Isiphetho

• I-Lavandula angustifolia ingenye yezitshalo ezaziwa kakhulu ezisetshenziselwa izinjongo zokwelapha. Imikhiqizo equkethe izithako ze-lavender ivamise ukusetshenziselwa ukupholisa, kodwa kuningi ongakufunda ngalesi sitshalo esimangalisayo. Kungasiza ekudambiseni izinhlungu, kudambise ukuqaqamba kwekhanda nokusiza ukulala, futhi.
• Ngisho noma umusha emafutheni abalulekile, ukuqala nge-lavender kuwumqondo omuhle. Ingasetshenziswa ngokunephunga elimnandi, ngokwezihloko nangaphakathi, uma unomkhiqizo wekhwalithi ephezulu kakhulu.
• I-Lavandula futhi yenza isithako esihle kakhulu ekuphekeni kwe-DIY, njengezifutho zegumbi, usawoti wokugeza, ama-serum obuso nokunye.