Research Progress of Lavender and Its Essential Oil in Medical Treatments
Lavender(Lavandula angustifolia)is a semi-heat-resistant plant of of Lavandula genus in the family Labiatae.Because of its special aromatic properties,lavender becomes one of the important spice plants.Lavender is origined from the Mediterranean and southern Europe,has been spread throughout northern and eastern Africa as well as countries in the Middle East,southwest Asia and southeast India.Lavender has ornamental value and is a commonly used plant in landscape.On the medical and health aspects,lavender also performed significant applica-ble values,many studies have shown that lavender and its essential oil plays roles in antibacterial and anti-inflam-matory,whitening,sedative hypnotic,analgesic and other effects,is widely used in medical treatments,beauty in-dustry,aromatherapy,cosmetics and other fields.For these reasons,people showed more interest in lavender and lavender gained much attention all over the world in recent years.In this review,the research progress of lavender and its essential oil in medical treatments in recent years,and the activating mechanisms of lavender were summa-rized,in order to provide reference for the further researches of lavender and its essential oil.
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