Question:

I have read that lavender is very soothing.  It is also reputed to be good for healing burns.  I also read somewhere that a few drops on a cottonball in the ear can be helpful for ear infections.

Response:

Lavender: AKA: Nard, Spike, Spikenard, Elf Leaf. History: Lavender has been used for over two thousand years. In Biblical times, those who could afford the luxury paid 100 Roman denarii (about $10 US) a pound for lavender blossoms. Legend has it that lavender was a favorite flower of the Virgin Mary.  In those times, it was known as