What's Lavender Good For? Studies show...

AROMATHERAPY AGAINST STRESS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND THE MIND

Effects of lavender aromatherapy on insomnia and depression in women college students

Lee IS, Lee GJ., 2006
Read the Abstract https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16520572/

Stress and Stress Responses in Adolescents

This study (Seo, 2009) looked at "The effects of aromatherapy on stress and stress responses in adolescents".

The researchers gave 36 female high school students an aromatherapy pendant to wear. The control group had carrier oil on the pendant and the other group had essential oil.

The study found that stress levels and stress responses were "significantly lower" when the student had essential oil on the pendant, concluding that aroma inhalation could be "a very effective stress management method for high school students.

Read the abstract. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19571632?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSy...

Blood Pressure and Stress Responses

The first study (Hwang, 2006) sought to see "The effects of the inhalation method using essential oils on blood pressure and stress responses of clients with essential hypertension."

The study found that blood pressure, pulse, subjective stress, state anxiety and serum cortisol levels were affected significantly and subjectively when participants of the study inhaled essential oils.

This led to the conclusion the inhalation method is an effective nursing intervention for reducing psychological stress responses and serum levels and blood pressure of clients with high blood pressure.

Read the abstract. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=Hwan...

The influence of essential oils on human vigilance.

Nat Prod Commun. 2010 Sep;5(9):1441-6.
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657472

AROMATHERAPY FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES

Lavender massage and colicky babies.

Int J Nurs Pract. 2012 Apr;18(2):164-9.
Read the abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22435980
See an article about this here! http://www.terra-cotta-pendants.com/Articles/Lavender%20and%20Colicky%20...

Lavender essence for post-cesarean pain.

Pak J Biol Sci. 2011 Jun 1;14(11):664-7.
Read the Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235509

Olfactory stimulation prevents apnea in premature newborns

Marlier L, Gaugler C, Messer J., 2005
Read the Abstract. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15778570

Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants

Field T, Field T, Cullen C, Largie S, Diego M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C., 2008
Read the Abstract. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18053656

Lavender aleviates sleepiness upon awakening!

Hirokawa K, Nishimoto T, Taniguchi T. 2012 Feb;114(1):111-22.
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22582680.1

AROMATHERAPY AGAINST CANCER

Volatile oil composition and antiproliferative activity of Laurus nobilis, Origanum syriacum, Origanum vulgare, and Salvia triloba against human breast adenocarcinoma cells.

Al-Kalaldeh JZ, Abu-Dahab R, Afifi FU.Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jorda; Nutr Res. 2010 Apr;30(4):271-8.
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20534330

Activities of ten essential oils towards Propionibacterium acnes and PC-3, A-549 and MCF-7 cancer cells.

Zu Y, Yu H, Liang L, Fu Y, Efferth T, Liu X, Wu N.; 2010 Apr 30;15(5):3200-10
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657472

AROMATHERAPY FOR ELDERS

Effect of aromatherapy on patients with Alzheimer's disease

Jimbo D, Kimura Y, Taniguchi M, Inoue M, Urakami K., 2009
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20377818

The effect of lavender aromatherapy on cognitive function, emotion, and aggressive behavior of elderly with dementia

Lee SY., 2005
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15860944

The effects of aromatherapy on pain, depression, and life satisfaction of arthritis patients

Kim MJ, Nam ES, Paik SI., 2005
Read the Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15778570

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