Lavandula officinalis - An anxiolytic phytopharmaceutical

Lavandula officinalis

Lavandula officinalis -
A medicinal plant of Traditional European Medicine (TEM)
Lavender (Lavandula officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia)
is a medicinal plant of the Traditional European Medicine (TEM),
but it is also very important in Indian medicine (Ayurveda).
The native land of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is France.
Especially in the south of the country, in Provence,
the beautiful fragrant plants grow on fields up to the horizon.
There are more than 2000 ingredients in lavender,
of which only a small part has been scientifically researched.
From a health point of view, at least 300 to 400 of these ingredients
are relevant for health.
The ingredients produce their unique and optimal effect
only in combination.
The main active ingredients in lavender are Linalylacetat 41,8%,
Linalool 28,4%, Camphor 3,9% and Cineol 3,2%.
http://www.lavendel.net/

The benefits of Lavandula officinalis
Lavender has many health benefits.
The main health applications for Lavandula officinalis
are anxiety, stress, sleep disorders
and anxiety related depressive feelings.
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-838-LAVENDER.aspx?activeIngredientId=838&activeIngredientName=LAVENDER
https://www.perfectpotion.com.au/news/monographs/lavender-monograph/

Lavandula officinalis - Pharmacological studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612440/
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/681304/#B14
https://www.creapharma.de/heilpflanzen/lavendel.htm/

• anxiety disorders & generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
  http://www.livingwithanxiety.com/articles/anxiety/how-to-use-lavender-to-treat-anxiety
  http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJPPR/6/IJPPR,Vol6,Issue4,Article34.pdf
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19962288
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23361848
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26293583
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21170695
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23808618
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20512042
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22475718

• anxiety-related restlessness, stress and disturbed sleep (insomnia)
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26293583

• sedative, anticonvulsant, anti-epileptogenic (epilepsy)
  & antispasmodic activities
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874199001981?via%3Dihub
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874113002523

• anxiety & depressive disorder
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718792

• analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X15002082

• memory enhancement & learning support properties
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210522013000531

• preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing diagnostic curettage
  http://ijwhr.net/pdf/pdf_IJWHR_54.pdf

• antioxidant effects
  http://ijwhr.net/pdf/pdf_IJWHR_54.pdf

Lavandula officinalis - products

Lasea - Lavender (phytotherapy)
https://www.lasea.de/start/

Lavender Flower (phytotherapy)
https://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-premium-full-spectrum-lavender-flower-400-mg-60-caps

Kalms Lavender (phytotherapy)
https://www.kalmsrange.com/kalms-range/kalms-lavender-one-a-day-capsules/

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