Sleep:
[AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of 34 different randomized controlled human studies showed that inhaling pure lavender essential oil was highly effective in improving multiple sleep problems and disorders like insomnia, and improved both sleep duration and quality, all without causing daytime sleepiness. It also showed that inhaling lavender oil was more effective than any other essential oil at improving sleep.
[ORAL] This randomized controlled human study showed that taking lavender essential oil orally also significantly improves sleep quality
Anxiety:
[ORAL] This randomized controlled double-blind human study showed that one of the active substances in pure lavender oil taken orally was equally as effective as Lorazepam (a benzodiazepine) at reducing generalized anxiety, with both decreasing all types of anxiety by about 46%. Yet the lavender oil did so without the sedative effects and other dangerous side effects of benzodiazepines.
[AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of 65 different randomized controlled human studies showed that inhaling pure lavender essential oil significantly reduced anxiety regardless of what measuring scale was used, and did so for all types of anxiety (state anxiety, trait anxiety, etc)
[ORAL] This meta-anaylsis of three different randomized controlled human studies showed that one of the active substances in pure lavender oil taken orally (at 80mg/day) significantly reduced anxiety across all measurements—both psychic and somatic anxiety, and both self-rated and observer-rated anxiety.
Stress / Cortisol:
[ORAL and AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of 21 different randomized controlled human studies showed that pure lavender essential oil significantly reduced stress levels. The abstract doesn’t specify whether the lavender oil was taken orally or inhaled in each study, but there was likely a mix of both.
[AROMATHERAPY] This controlled human study showed that adding aromatic pure lavender essential oil to a bath significantly reduced actual cortisol levels (the primary stress hormone).
Energy / Fatigue:
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Depression:
[ORAL and AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of 17 randomized controlled human studies showed that pure lavender essential oil significantly reduced levels of depression, both in patients who were diagnosed with depression as their primary condition and in patients who had other conditions and diseases with depressive symptoms. The lavender oil was effective when taken orally and inhaled, but this analysis showed the greatest effects on depression when taken orally.
[AROMATHERAPY] This additional meta-analysis of randomized controlled human studies showed that inhaling pure lavender essential oil significantly reduced levels of depression in participants
Infants:
[AROMATHERAPY] This controlled human study showed that adding aromatic pure lavender essential oil to an infant’s bath resulted in less crying and improved sleep afterwards, and significantly reduced the infants’ actual cortisol levels (the primary stress hormone).
Pain Relief:
[TOPICAL] This meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled human studies showed that topical treatment with pure aromatic lavender essential oil significantly reduced labor pain in mothers giving birth.
[AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of 5 randomized controlled human studies showed that inhalation (with or without topical application) of pure lavender essential oil significantly reduced menstrual pain in participants.
[TOPICAL] This study suggests that topical treatment with pure aromatic lavender essential oil may help reduce pain levels (specifically lower back pain in this case), but there was no control in the experiment, so the quality of evidence is relatively low.
[TOPICAL] This randomized controlled animal study showed that a single topical treatment of aphthous ulcerations (aka “canker sores”) with pure lavender essential oil significantly increased the healing rate and reduced ulcer size, inflammation levels, and pain within 3 days of treatment, with no side effects.
Migraines / Headaches:
[AROMATHERAPY] This randomized controlled human study showed that inhalation of pure lavender essential oil either reduced or eliminated migraine headaches in 92 out of 129 cases.
Blood Pressure:
[AROMATHERAPY] This meta-analysis of randomized controlled human studies showed that inhaling pure lavender essential oil reduced systolic blood pressure in participants
Recovery:
[TOPICAL] This systematic review of randomized controlled human studies showed that topical treatment (via massage) with pure lavender essential oil helped to improve recovery times in both male and female athletes, while significantly decreasing perceived intensity and fatigue
[TOPICAL] This controlled human study showed that topical massage with pure lavender essential oil improved repeated sprint test results in male athletes, and the effect was greatest when the treatment was applied in the evenings
Mechanisms of Action:
Studies like this one on lavender essential oil have shown that it achieves many of its incredible effects by acting on multiple different receptors and circuits in the central nervous system, including the seratonin transporter SERT, and others such as GABA-A, NMDA, and MAO-A, and by protecting neurons against toxins. However, lavender oil has literally hundreds of bioactive components and exerts effects on every major body system, so it would take far too long to list all of them here.,
Recommendation:
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