Background. Aromatherapy refers to the medicinal or therapeutic use of essential oils
absorbed through the skin or olfactory system. Recent literature has examined the …

Lavender is traditionally alleged to have a variety of therapeutic and curative properties,
ranging from inducing relaxation to treating parasitic infections, burns, insect bites, and …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The human skin constitutes a biological barrier against
external stress and wounds can reduce the role of its physiological structure. In medical …

The popularity of natural medicine is growing worldwide. Unlike conventional licensed
medicines, herbal medicine practices are usually not supported by effectiveness, efficacy, or …

A fast and effective wound healing process would substantially decrease medical costs,
wound care supplies, and hospitalization significantly improving the patients' quality of life …

Synthetic polymers, especially those with biocompatible and biodegradable characteristics,
may offer effective alternatives for the treatment of severe wounds and burn injuries. Ideally …

Background Although previous studies have suggested that lavender oil promote wound
healing, no study has examined the molecular mechanisms of its effect. In this study, we …

The global essential oil market has been steadily increasing in size over the past few years,
and is estimated to reach ca. $7.5 billion USD per annum by 2018. Lavenders (Lavandula; …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Lavender essence inhalation
on severity of labor pain and duration of labor. Methods and materials This single-blind …