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A perennial herb that contains coumarins—e.g., coumarin and umbelliferone, flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, and volatile oils. Lavender is said to have antibacterial, carminative and sedative effects

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The potential use of lavender (Lavandula intermedia) in protection of stored wheat against storage insect, pp.

Toxicity of five plant oils to adult Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae)

In a recent investigation, reduction of L-dopa induced oxidative toxicity in mouse models was observed after treatment with Lavandula angustifolia (25).

Lavandula angustifolia Effects on Rat Models of Alzheimer's Disease Through the Investigation of Serum Metabolic Features Using NMR Metabolomics

The 2017 research, published in the Journal of Clinical Diagnosis Research, compared the effect of Lavandula officinalis and Venlafaxine in treating these patients with either mild or moderate depression over a six-month period.

Lavender oil beneficial for anxiety, depression

II, 1-2 1, + Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench I, r-1 1, + Lavandula stoechas subsp.

Mediterranean landscapes and plant communities relationship/ Paisajes mediterraneos y su relacion con las comunidades vegetales

For example, inhalation of lavender oil containing 35.35% linalyl acetate as its main component relieved migraine headaches [15]; inhalation of neroli oil containing 19.5% linalyl acetate [16] and inhalation of Lavandula hybrida Reverchon cv.

Lavandula angustifolia Mill. Oil and Its Active Constituent Linalyl Acetate Alleviate Pain and Urinary Residual Sense after Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial

From top: Pieris, hebe red rum, lavandula and euonymus emerald 'n' gold

Bye to winter, buy for spring; With Easter behind us now is the traditional time to stock up on some colour for your garden

Rose (Rosa damascena) and lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) relieved anxiety and depression in postpartum women (Conrad & Adams, 2012).

Clinical aromatherapy for pregnancy, labor and postpartum

Lianool and Linalyl are the important constituents in Lavandula officials oil.

Effects of different drying methods on, volatile oil content and composition of lavander (Lavandula officinalis L.)

The most common genus for this purpose is Lavandula, which belongs to the family Lamiaceae.

Physical and aerodynamic properties of lavender in relation to harvest mechanisation

As lavender oil has been shown to have acetylcholinesterase inhibitory, neuroprotective (from glutamate-induced toxicity) and antioxidant properties (perhaps attributed to constituent such as linalool and linalyl acetate), they chose to use extracts of Lavandula angustifolia ssp.

Neuroprotective effects of inhaled lavender oil in vivo

angustifolia Miller) and lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) harvested in 2011 in western Romania.

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) Grown in Western Romania

The present study was undertaken in order to investigate the antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities of the lavender essential oils from Lavandula angustifolia ssp.

Neuroprotective effects of inhaled lavender oil on scopolamine-induced dementia via anti-oxidative activities in rats