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Effect of Lavender Essential Oil on LPS-Stimulated Inflammation
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2012Lavender essential oil (LEO) is one the most favorite and widely used essential oils in aromatherapy. Many studies have demonstrated its functions in calming, assisting sleep, reducing pain and muscular spasms and its antiseptic function. To date, however, the mechanism of LEO on inflammation response is not well understood.
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Lavender oil and perineal repair.
Modern midwife, 1995The study examined the practice of adding six drops of pure lavender oil to bath water daily for 10 days following childbirth to reduce perineal discomfort. Mothers using the oil found it pleasant to use, and there were no side effects. The pattern of discomfort scores shows no statistical differences between groups.
S, Cornwell, A, Dale
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Lavender oil and its use in aromatherapy
2002Aromatherapy is broadly defined as ‘treatment with odours’ (Buchbauer, 1992). However, in England it involves the application of a very diluted essential oil (EO) or mixture of EOs (1-2 per cent) in a carrier oil like almond oil, which is massaged into the skin; either on hands, feet, head or the total body (Ryman, 1991; Worwood, 1991; Westwood, 1991;
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Antimicrobial properties of lavender volatile oil
2002The preservative properties of aromatic and medicinal plant volatile [essential] oils and extracts have been recognised since Biblical times, while attempts to characterise these properties in the laboratory date back to the 1900s (Martindale, 1910; Hoffman and Evans, 1911).
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