The Effect of Lavender on Sleep Quality in Individuals Without Insomnia: A Systematic Review

Holist Nurs Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug;36(4):223-231. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000528.

Abstract

We reviewed 20 randomized controlled trials concerning the intervention methods and effects of lavender essential oil on adults' sleep quality. Fourteen showed positive intervention effects. A mixture of subjective and objective indicators was used. Lavender essential oil was associated with improved sleep quality before insomnia or other sleep disorders occurred.

Publication types

  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Lavandula*
  • Oils, Volatile* / pharmacology
  • Oils, Volatile* / therapeutic use
  • Sleep
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Sleep Quality
  • Sleep Wake Disorders*

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile