Citation

Koulivand PH, Khaleghi Ghadiri M, Gorji A. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med. 2013; 2013(online): 681304.

Affiliation

Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Tehran 1996835911, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2013/681304

PMID

23573142

Abstract

Lavender is traditionally alleged to have a variety of therapeutic and curative properties, ranging from inducing relaxation to treating parasitic infections, burns, insect bites, and spasm. There is growing evidence suggesting that lavender oil may be an effective medicament in treatment of several neurological disorders. Several animal and human investigations suggest anxiolytic, mood stabilizer, sedative, analgesic, and anticonvulsive and neuroprotective properties for lavender. These studies raised the possibility of revival of lavender therapeutic efficacy in neurological disorders. In this paper, a survey on current experimental and clinical state of knowledge about the effect of lavender on the nervous system is given.

Language: en