Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words Post deleted by Robert Payne
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
lavender...myrrh is just another plant oil
Hi Trojan, glad to see you still around (occasionally)!
As Robert for some reason deleted the starting post, I'm unsure if this has been said already, but what the hell..
Yeah, I'd forgotten about lavender actually being named after one of its main uses (washing = Latin lavare I fink). Just occurs to me that lavatory has the same root - a "clean" word made "dirty" by association, perhaps.
For those who are even moderately into aromatherapy, lavender is a fantastic general use oil, especially noted for treating burns, but good for skin conditions of all sorts, as well as being relaxing. Associations with old ladies don't do fresh lavender oil justice at all.
Myrrh, on the other hand, is rather less useful. It is quite strong smelling, slightly bitter and musky. Not bad, but not nice. However, it's a powerful antiseptic and must be a good preservative, as it was used for embalming bodies. It is incorporated in some home-made toothpaste recipes, although I haven't a clue why teeth would need embalming.
Fisk
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Post deleted by Robert Payne Robert Payne 06/12/02 07:35 PM Re: Myrrh wwh 06/12/02 07:59 PM Re: Myrrh wow 06/12/02 11:36 PM Re: Myrrh Geoff 06/13/02 01:07 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/13/02 08:45 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/13/02 12:18 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/14/02 04:09 PM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/14/02 11:34 PM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/02 12:55 AM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/15/02 02:22 AM last words snoot 06/16/02 12:17 AM Re: deleted; a dittograph Keiva 06/16/02 01:14 AM Re: endlessly repeated words Keiva 06/16/02 01:15 AM Re: last words of troy 06/16/02 01:17 AM let's do it again consuelo 06/16/02 01:21 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/16/02 02:35 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/02 03:23 AM Re: Myrrh FishonaBike 06/14/02 09:16 PM Re: Myrrh wordcrazy 06/15/02 01:10 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/15/02 01:32 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/02 02:06 AM Re: Myrrh Robert Payne 06/17/02 04:23 PM Re: Myrrh modestgoddess 06/17/02 11:12 PM Lavender blue, dilly dilly modestgoddess 06/15/02 02:31 AM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/14/02 02:52 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,413Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 998 guests, and 6 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 26
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,584tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,922Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org