Lavender
Lavandula preparations used for fragrance and calming or anxiety claims. Reviews pool markedly different routes and products; the most supportive oral evidence applies to specific standardized essential-oil capsules, not to lavender generally.
Pharmacokinetic model
A route-level PK model for lavender is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.
Key facts
- Category
- Herb
- Suggested cadence
- once daily
Research behind this entry
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Effects of Lavender on Anxiety, Depression, and Physiological Parameters: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis pooled randomized trials across varying lavender routes and interventions. Reported anxiety signals must be interpreted alongside heterogeneity, risk of bias, and the inability to equate aromatherapy with…
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Is lavender an anxiolytic drug? A systematic review of randomised clinical trials
Review found 15 randomized trials, but 13 scored two or less on the five-point Jadad quality scale. Some outcomes favored lavender, while methodological weaknesses prevented firm conclusions.
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The effects of Lavender and Chamomile essential oil inhalation aromatherapy on depression, anxiety and stress in older community-dwelling people: A randomized controlled trial.
This citation reports a human clinical study involving a formulation related to Lavender, not the isolated identity. The randomized aromatherapy trial combined lavender and chamomile, so lavender-specific effects cannot…
3 published studies referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.