Lavender Oil

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Lavender Oil: The Swiss Army Knife

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Lavender Oil - This purple flowering plant has a long history in the world of medicine. Because it has so many benefits, the plant is also known as the “Swiss Army Knife”. What are the benefits?

Even if the benefit has been known empirically for thousands of years, the scientists still investigate the truth behind lavender oil. Some of them successfully prove that some type of lavender has anti-microbe in it. Dr. Paul Belaiche, a French scientist, said that Lavender is effective against the pathogenic bacteria, Streptococcus, the bacteria that causes fever and cough.

Other research conducted by German scientists, Wagner and Sprinkmeyer in 1973 showed that a mixture of essential oil of lavender, clove, cinnamon and lemon are effective to ease sore throat and respiratory tract infections. Lavender oil is also effective against viruses such as flu virus.

At Leicester University, UK, David Stretch doing a research on the benefits of lavender oil for insomania patients. Research results indicate that lavender oil can make people sleep more quickly and longer. In fact, most of them successfully stop using sleeping pills in total.

Some research results indicate that lavender oil fragrance can stimulate the immune system of the body. Because the steam of lavender oil is able to deliver a signal molecule enter to the brain directly from the nose which release certain hormones and to relieve stress.

Experts argued that the ability of bio-chemical of lavender that is complex, does not give side effects that lead to resistance against the bacteria. According to Dr. Jean Valnet, founder of a medical clinic aromatherapy in France, microorganisms which cause disease, will not be resistant to the essential oil.

Although useful as anti-microbes, lavender oil is not working as simply as antibiotics. As one of the essential oil of herbs, lavender should be seen as a natural holistic treatment. This means, lavender as a healer as well as prevention of disease. This is the mechanism that causes the experts consider as a “modifier environment”, which can be a way out of the excessive use of antibiotics in the world.

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