Guess what. A treatment as simple as lavender calms anxiety and supports sleep. The plant also protects you from radiation exposure. This harmful exposure can be emitted by WIFI, cell phone towers, radiation treatments for cancer, smart phones or even new cars.
Energy healers will often recommend that their clients locate lavender plants in their home or office. Why? Lavender offers protection from EMF exposures. People report that they have more energy and feel better when placing a lavender plant next to their computer.
The plant can also be particularly helpful to persons undergoing radiation therapy.
If a plant dies, it has served its purpose. Do not hesitate to get a replacement.
The studies below report that lavender shuts down anxiety, promotes beneficial sleep and helps with depression.
Why not give a lavender plant an opportunity to serve a useful purpose? The cost is minimal. Potential benefits significant. Sometimes the simplest solutions offer the greatest benefits.
Three studies below confirm the benefit effects of lavender.
Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2021 Dec;15(5):279-290. Effects of Lavender on Anxiety, Depression, and Physiological Parameters: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
Purpose: The recent evidence suggested substantial anxiolytic efficacy of lavender. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of lavender for anxiety, depression, and physiological parameters and to elucidate the differential effects of lavender on anxiety and depression by study characteristics.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed following the PRISMA guidelines. We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases for randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of lavender on anxiety, depression, or physiological parameters in humans. We assessed the risk of bias within studies with the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials. We used random effect model to estimate the average effect and computed bias-corrected standardized mean difference as effect size metric, Hedges’ ? for all outcomes.
Results: Lavender was superior to placebo or no treatment in reducing anxiety (Hedges’ ? = -0.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.90 to -0.55, p value <.001), depression (Hedges’ ? = -0.43, 95% CI, -0.59 to -0.27, p value <.001), and systolic blood pressure (Hedges’ ? = -0.23, 95% CI, -0.41to -0.05, p value = .01). The moderator analysis by meta-regression indicated that route of administration accounted 6.5% (p value = .187) for the heterogeneity in anxiolytic effects, sessions of treatment accounted 13.2% (p value = .055), and participants’ health state accounted 8.9% (p value = .131) for the variance in anxiolytic effects.
Conclusion: Lavender aromatherapy showed substantial effect in reducing anxiety and depression, and sessions of administration increased the anxiolytic effects.
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Complement Ther Med. 2022 Sep:68:102832. The effect of lavender on stress in individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Background: Lavender is considered as one of the medicinal plants to manage stress. Although many preliminary studies evaluated the effect of lavender on individuals’ stress level, to the best of our knowledge, we did not find a study that summarizes the results. Therefore, the present study aimed to estimate the Pooled effect of lavender on the stress level of individuals using systematic review and meta-analysis.
Method: A systematic literature review based on PRISMA 2020 was performed on the SID, MagIran, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS) databases, and Google Scholar motor engine using related MeSH/Emtree and ?Free Text words,? including “Lavender*”, “Lavandula*”, “Stress*”, “Stress Disorders, Traumatic”, and “Stress, Psychological” with no time limitation until August 2021: We also searched two Iranain free local resourses including MagIran https://www.magiran.com and Scientific Information Database (SID) https://www.sid.ir. The quality assessment of studies was performed using JBI checklist. Heterogeneity among studies was quantified using I2 index and Random Effects model was used to combine the data and perform the meta-analysis.
Results: In the initial search, 1520 articles were found. After excluding the irrelevant studies, finally, 21 articles with a sample size of 791 in the intervention group and 804 in the control group were included in the meta-analysis. As a result of combining the studies, stress score after using lavender in the intervention group showed a significant decrease of 0.63 ± 0.13 (95% CI) more than that in the control group (P < 0.001). The results of subgroup analysis demonstrated that the highest standardized mean difference (SMD) before and after the intervention in the intervention group compared to the control group was related to L. angustifolia species with 0.73 ± 0.22, student groups with 2.27 ± 1.34, and diagnostic tool of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) with 0.82 ± 0.42, indicating that the difference between the groups was statistically significant (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The pooled estimation of this systematic reiew and meta-analysis revealed that lavender significantly reduces individuals’ stress. Therefore, it seems that the use of lavender can be considered as a part of a stress management programs.
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Exp Gerontol. 2025 Nov:211:112919. A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials on lavender for sleep disorders in older adult
Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to gather existing findings related to the effect of lavender on improving sleep disorders in older adults.
Methods: In this systematic review, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched using keywords ((lavender OR Lavandula) AND (sleep OR insomnia OR “sleep disturbance” OR “sleep quality” OR “sleep disorder”) AND (elderly OR elder OR aging OR aging OR “older adult” OR geriatric OR geriatrics)) from their inception up to August 20, 2025. Only clinical trials evaluating the effect of lavender on aged patients (more than 60 years old) with sleep disorders were included. Then, data about drug formulation, dosage, duration of treatment, measurements, findings, and adverse events were recorded. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate the pooled standardized mean differences (SMD) and their corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (CI).
Results: In this study, 84 articles were evaluated, and ten articles were selected for full review. In nine studies (90 %), lavender significantly improved sleep disorders. The most used scale among the articles was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which was used in seven studies (70 %). All the studies reported using lavender in the medicinal form of inhalation. The results of the meta-analysis indicated a significant improvement in the total score of sleep quality (SMD: -1.20, 95 % CI: -1.73, -0.68, I2: 87.5 %), with a more pronounced effect observed in studies that utilized the PSQI questionnaire.
Conclusion: Based on preliminary evidence from this review, lavender may effectively treat sleep disorders, especially in the elderly.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery®
https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com




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