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Time：第 65 次例會，2006年7月22日（週六）下午2:30~5:00
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15:30~15:45 Ice Breaker session
15:45~15:55 intermission
15:55~17:00 topic discussion
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Assistant Host: James Shi
Topic：For the love of Lavender
(Source: http://www.ivy.com.tw/main/ )
We most commonly associate lavender with its bath-time purposes, using its scent as a fragrant ingredient in soap, shampoo, or lotion. In fact, many believe the word lavender comes from the Latin "lavare," which means "to wash." In ancient times, Romans sprinkled the pale purple flowers into their bath water to give it a glorious scent and as a way to refresh the skin. Romans also crushed the leaves and burned them during rituals to their gods.
However, since the time of the Greek Empire, lavender has been used not only for its aromatic smell but also for its medicinal powers. The Greek physician Dioscorides prescribed lavender as a treatment for heart problems. When the Plague swept across Europe, glove makers added lavender to their gloves. Doctors recently confirmed that lavender indeed repelled the bugs which helped spread the disease that wiped out millions of people. In Victorian England, women would fill their pillows with lavender to help them relax and fall asleep. During World Wars I and II, lavender oil extracted from the petals of the flower was used on the battlefield to protect wounds from infection and as a pain reliever. Many even used it as an ingredient in cooking. Queen Elizabeth I, for example, would insist that lavender jam be present at every meal.
Today, lavender is used to treat a number of medical ailments, including insomnia, depression, and hair loss. The oil is also often used in massage due to the relaxing effect it has on people. Apparently, there's more to lavender than meets the nose.—by Julia Koprak
Vocabularies:
1. lavender n. 薰衣草 2. fragrant a. 芳香的 3. ingredient n. 成分 4. lotion n. 乳液
5. sprinkle vt. 撒，灑 6. crush vt. 壓碎 7. ritual n. 儀式 8. aromatic a. 芳香的
9. medicinal a. 有藥效的 10. physician n. 內科醫師 11. plague n. 瘟疫 12. petal n. 花瓣
13. infection n. 感染 14. reliever n. 解除痛苦的事物 15. ailment n. 病；輕微的疾病
16. insomnia n. 失眠症 17. massage n. 按摩 18. apparently adv. 顯然地
Questions:
1. Have you ever used lavender to release your pressure or eaten some sorts of food made by lavender? Share with us.
2. Fragrant therapies are used in individuals, puppies and seem to have good result in it. Do you believe it?
3. Except fragrant therapies, are there any other ways you know which are good to our health and spirit? Such as: soft music, meditation…………
4. If you had a chance to set up a salon for ladies, which kind of smell will you use in? ( * Lavender * Rose * Candy * Sugar …. )
5. Do you feel it’s strange if a man wears rose or lavender perfume?
6. If you had a big garden with lavender, would you invite your friends to see? Or sell them to make money? Or just share with your intimate lover?
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