BACKGROUND Insomnia is the most common of all sleep complaints and is under-researched. The current treatments of choice are conventional hypnotics agents, but these have potential for serious adverse reactions. Uncontrolled and anecdotal evidence suggests that lavender oil is an effective treatment for insomnia, but this has not been formally investigated. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study w...

in order to study the effect of organic fertilizer on shoot yield and essential oil content of lavender, this experiment was conducted in the research institute of forest and rangelands, karaj, iran, in 2013-14. the treatment groups consisted of vermicompost (0, 5, 10 and 15 ton/ha) and cow manure (0, 10, 20 and 30 ton/ha). the experimental design was a factorial experiment based on randomized ...

In Morocco, extensive use, traditional practices, and climate change have seriously impacted the productivity of aromatic medicinal plants (AMP). To mitigate these adverse effects, this study aims at evaluating potential arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), namely Rhizophagusirregularis Funneliformis mosseae, in improving biomass, essential oils (EOs), biomolecule production Thymus satureioides,...

Finding alternatives for the control of Aedes aegypti transmitter various arboviral diseases is essential in public health. As an objective, it was proposed to determine effectiveness repellency and protection time soaps based on natural essences against Ae. aegypti. The study descriptive-experimental. Three made with 20% extract + Neutral liquid soap (Mentha piperita L, Lavandula angustifolia)...

Abstract Due to challenges associated with lavender propagation, Texas hybrid (lavandin) growers require revised propagation information. Therefore, experiments investigated effects of media and plant growth regulators (PGR) on rooting three different lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) cultivars. PGRs applied cuttings were naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), or indole-3-butyric (IBA) at concentrations...