Lavender (oral lavender oil) and anxiety
What 2 graded rows on lavender (oral lavender oil) agree on for anxiety, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
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Lavender (oral lavender oil) and anxiety
2 rows · 1,752 peopleThey agree: both rows found an improvement.
- BGrade B× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 6
- People
- 1,752
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade B, is a meta-analysis of 1,213 people (2023) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 539 to 1,213 people, published from 2014 to 2023: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.
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2 improved- BGrade BAnxiety (HAMA) in subthreshold anxiety, mixed anxiety-depression and GAD · Improved
Meta-analysis, 5 studies · n 1,213 · 2023 · Adult outpatients in 5 placebo-controlled trials
80 mg/day · 10 weeks
Anxiety scores fell more than with placebo; responders (≥50% drop) were 1.34 times as common and adverse events did not differ from placebo.
Row on the Lavender (oral lavender oil) page · PubMed 36717399 (opens PubMed)
- BGrade BAnxiety (HAMA) in generalized anxiety disorder · Improved
RCT · n 539 · 2014 · Adults with generalized anxiety disorder (HAMA ≥18)
160 mg/day or 80 mg/day (versus paroxetine 20 mg/day or placebo) · 10 weeks
HAMA fell 14.1 points on 160 mg and 12.8 on 80 mg versus 9.5 on placebo (both significant); 60% responded on 160 mg versus 38% on placebo.
Row on the Lavender (oral lavender oil) page · PubMed 24456909 (opens PubMed)