Lavender vs Lavender Oil for anxiety
Short answer: For anxiety, more users report improvement with Lavender Oil — 100% of 10 reports, versus 95% of 19 for Lavender.
Lavender has 129 meta-analyses and 272 randomized trials on PubMed; Lavender Oil has 33 and 109.
Based on 61 reports about Lavender and 25 about Lavender Oil. Not medical advice.
| Lavender Supplement | Lavender Oil Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 75%helped29 reports · medium confidence | 100%helped10 reports · few reports |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 129 / 272 | 33 / 109 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 95% (19) | 100% (10) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 100% (12) | 100% (7) |
| Common side effects | rebound anxiety, lavender burps, estrogenic, anti androgenic | gynecomastia, caustic if, endocrine disruption, lavender burps |
| Typical dose reported | 80 mg / per serving | 80mg |
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Complement Ther Med, 2018 ↗“I found a high quality lavender supplement giving 80 mg per serving... I feel an effect, a subtle decrease in anxiety.”
Considering these findings, since treatments with lavender essential oil generally seem safe, and, in the case of inhalation, also simple and inexpensive, they are a therapeutic option which may be considered in some clinical contexts. The present systematic review was not funded and was registered in PROSPERO under the following number: CRD42019130126.
Phytomedicine, 2019 ↗“I use magnesium and put lavender oil on my pillow and I have the best sleep I've ever had.”
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