Lavender Oil Reduces Depressive Mood in Healthy Individuals and Enhances the Activity of Single Oxytocin Neurons of the Hypothalamus Isolated from Mice: A Preliminary Study

<div>Effects of inhalation of lavender essential oils on systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S, STAI-T), Visual Analogue Scales (VASs; hunger, thirst, and appetite), blood cortisol levels in the peripheral blood of the participants, and distilled water (DW).</div>

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Figure 2: Lavender Oil Reduces Depressive Mood in Healthy Individuals and Enhances the Activity of Single Oxytocin Neurons of the Hypothalamus Isolated from Mice: A Preliminary Study 

Figure 2 | Lavender Oil Reduces Depressive Mood in Healthy Individuals and Enhances the Activity of Single Oxytocin Neurons of the Hypothalamus Isolated from Mice: A Preliminary Study 