Neurological diseases affect the nervous system, including brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, nerve roots, autonomic neuromuscular junctions, and muscles. Herbal medicine has long been used to cure these diseases. One of plants is lavender, which composed various compounds, terpenes, such as linalool, limonene, triterpenes, linalyl acetate, alcohols, ketones, polyphenols, coumarins, cineole, f...

Introduction: Test anxiety is a common phenomenon and the problematic concern of the educational system. Scented essentials like lavender (angustifolia) oil and Citrus aurantium (orange flower) oil have positive impact on people's physical and mental condition and anxiety. This study was designed to compare and evaluate the effects of lavender essential oil aroma and Citrus aurantium essentia...

Poor sleep quality is one of the most common problems among older adults. Non-pharmacological interventions are considered as a better choice for treatment of sleep problems in older adults. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in older adults. This single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on ...

Menopause is an inevitable milestone and an important stage in every woman’s life (1) and a physiological event that occurs due to lack of ovarian activity and permanent cessation of menstruation and it is when 12 months have passed from the last menstrual period (2). Since one third of women’s life is spent after menopause, there should be conditions for postmenopausal women to experience a li...

Free radicals and oxidative stress are involved in variety of disorders including atherosclerosis, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, cancer, immune dysfunction, anxiety and aging (1). So in recent years there is an increasing interest in attraction of natural antioxidant derived from aromatic medicinal plants, which could be relevant in relation to their role in health disease and their...

Folk medicine uses wild herbs, especially from the Lamiaceae family, such as oregano and lavender, in treatment of many diseases. In present study, we investigated antibacterial activity essential oils Origanum glandulosum Desf. Lavandula dentata L. against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. The chemical composition their effect on ultrastructure tested bacteria release cellular...

the potato tuber moth (ptm), phthorimaea operculella zeller (lepidoptera: gelechiidae), is an important pest of potato and other solanaceous plants. it is cosmopolite and oligophage that exists in most countries where potatoes are grown. because of chemical treatment adverse effects, there is a necessity to find safe alternatives to synthetic insecticides. so, medicinal plants are promising sin...

this study evaluated the effects of inhalation of lavender essential oil on vital signs in icu open-heart surgery. this study is a clinical single-blind trial. the study was conducted on 40 patients who had open-heart surgery in the cardiac icu of two hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences, 2012. criteria included: full consciousness, lack of hemorrhage, lack of heart rate reduction...

abstractantioxidants are effective in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. lavandula officinalis possesses antioxidant activity, therefore, in this study, the effects of lavandula officinalis extract were investigated on serum lipids levels of rats. experimental mature male wistar rats were treated with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg/day of lavender ethanolic extract or distilled water f...