Background Dysmenorrhea is an important disease that affects physical, social and psychological functioning such as social, emotional and health performance. The lavender essential oils are being used in both combined and mere forms. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to investigate the...

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this study evaluated the effects of inhalation of lavender essential oil on the pain of open-heart surgery. the main complaint of patients after open-heart surgery is chest pain. due to the side effects of opioids, it is important to use a non-invasive way to effectively relieve pain including aromatherapy with analgesics. this study is a clinical single-blind trial. the study was conducted on ...

objective(s):neurodegenerative alzheimer’s disease (ad) is associated with profound deficits in synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. long-term potentiation (ltp), an experimental form of synaptic plasticity, is intensively examined in hippocampus. in this study we evaluated the effect of aqueous extract of lavender (lavandula angustifolia) on induction of ltp in the ca1 area of hippoc...

Aims: Patients who are hospitalized in coronary care unit are at risk for hemodynamic instability secondary to anxiety and stress. Aromatherapy may have positive effects on hemodynamic status and can help reduce blood pressure and heart rate. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lavender aromatherapy on hemodynamic indices among patients with acute coronary syndrome. Methods: ...

conclusions lavender oil massage was effective to improve rls in hemodialysis patients. it has no adverse effects, is practical and cost-effective. it is suggested to be used along with routine treatment of rls in hemodialysis patients. results the mean rls scores were not significantly different in the two groups at the start of study (22.41 ± 7.67 vs. 22.90 ± 4.38, p = 0.76). at the end of st...

This study evaluated the effects of inhalation of Lavender essential oil on the pain of open-heart surgery. The main complaint of patients after open-heart surgery is chest pain. Due to the side effects of opioids, it is important to use a non-invasive way to effectively relieve pain including aromatherapy with analgesics. This study is a clinical single-blind trial. The study was conducted on ...

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) powder as an herbal feed additive on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, jejunal histomorphology, and ileal microbial population in broiler chickens. A total of two hundred twenty one day-old male broiler chicks were used in a completely randomized design with five treatments and four rep...

Sue Ferguson, Panel Chair, Institute for Ergonomics, The Ohio State University Barbara Silverstein, Safety & Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Martin Cherniack, Ergonomics Technology Center Univ. of Connecticut Health Center Arun Garg, Ind. & Manufacturing Eng. Dept, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Steve Lavender...

The recognition of Cryptococcus neoformans in Gram-stained smears of purulent exudates may be hampered by the presence of the large gelatinous capsule which apparently prevents definitive staining of the yeast-like cells. In such stained preparations, C. neoformans may appear either as round cells with gram-positive granular inclusions impressed upon a pale lavender cytoplasmic background or as...