Sunday, April 9, 2017

Inhalation of lavender essential oil reduces anxiety in open heart surgery candidates

A randomized clinical, single blind study has shown that inhalation of lavender essential oil reduces anxiety in open heart surgery candidates. Read article here.

Reference:
Hosseini S, Heydari A, Vakili M, Moghadam S, Tazyky S. Effect of lavender essence inhalation on the level of anxiety and blood cortisol in candidates for open-heart surgery. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 2016;21(4):397-401.