SC - Unsafe Lavender species

[Peldyn at aol.com]

I laughed until I cried when I read this! Stay away from those 
varieties(snigger)!
Also remember that any herb in large quantities can be unsafe. 
especially the oils! Lavender oil is toxic and as little as a 1/4 teas 
can kill a child, but then so can thyme oil and such. Thank goodness the 
amounts used in most recipes are benign.
Peldyn

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/31/00 12:17:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> CBlackwill at aol.com writes:
> 
> << I've actually never seen "non-food-safe" lavender....Does anyone have any 
>  info on a species of lavender which is not safe for food? >>
> 
> Lavenderus craftstoreium and Levenderus mixturus v. potpoureum immediately 
> come to mind. :-)
> 
> Ras
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