Lavender Wine

Decoctum Lavandulae spicae

Historical tradition – not medical advice, and no health or healing claims. more

Historical botanical drawing: Lavender — Lavender

Tradition (Hildegard's writings)

In Hildegard's tradition, lavender wine was associated with breathing and well-being and with mental clarity.

Ingredients

Spike lavender flowers and wine.

Preparation

Boil 3 tbsp (20 g) of spike lavender flowers in 1 litre of wine for 5 minutes, strain and keep warm in a thermos flask.

Note

Lavender wine is also said to favour mental clarity — hence its name as a “scholars' drink”.

Botanical background

Hildegard distinguishes spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) from true lavender (L. angustifolia). Spike lavender oil is credited with expectorant properties.

Sources & references

Strehlow, Wighard: Die Hildegard-Naturapotheke. Heilmittel und Rezepte von A bis Z. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 170.
Strehlow, Wighard: Der Hildegard-Kompass. Die wichtigsten Heilmittel und Anwendungen. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 76.
Hildegard von Bingen: Heilsame Schöpfung. Die natürliche Wirkkraft der Dinge (Physica). Hrsg. von der Abtei St. Hildegard, Eibingen. Beuroner Kunstverlag 2012 (4. Auflage 2024). Cap. 1-25 (wilden Lavendel (Speik)).
Breindl, Ellen: Das große Gesundheitsbuch der Hl. Hildegard von Bingen. Bassermann Verlag 2004. S. 228.

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More preparations using Lavender

Lavender Lavender Mask Lavender Oil

Historical tradition. The above describes how this preparation was recorded and used in the tradition of Hildegard of Bingen. This is cultural-historical information, not medical advice and not a health or healing claim, and it is no substitute for advice from a doctor or pharmacist. If you have health complaints, please consult your doctor or pharmacy.

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