Lavender-cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)


Updated 29 January 2024

Botanical characteristics

  • Kingdom: Plantae 
  • Division: Magnoliophyta 
  • Class: Magnoliopsida 
  • Order: Asterales 
  • Family: Asteraceae 
  • Genus: Santolina
  • Part used: Flowering tops
  • Country of origin: France, Mediterranean region

Precautions for use

It can be neurotoxic and abortifacient and is not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women or young children.

Authorised users

 Adults and adolescents

Children under 6 years

 Pregnant and breastfeeding women

 Pregnant women younger than 3 months

 Infants under 3 years old

How to use

 Cutaneous

 Oral

Risks of use

  Allergic

  Skin irritation

  Pure dermocastatic

  Photosensitiser

 Properties

  • Anti-infective, antifungal, antiparasitic, vermifuge (anti-ascariasis) 
  • Anticatarrhal, mucolytic 
  • Antispasmodic, stomachic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Emmenagogue 
  • Stimulant

Indications

Directions for use/usual dosage

  • For intestinal parasites (mainly pinworms and roundworms), take 2 drops of EO diluted on a carrier, 3 times daily, for one week per month, including the full moon.
  • For digestive problems or stomach cramps, put 2 drops diluted in a carrier in a cup of herbal tea, repeat once or twice a day if necessary.