J Menopausal Med.  2019 Aug;25(2):88-93. 10.6118/jmm.18158.

Effect of Lavender on Sleep, Sexual Desire, Vasomotor, Psychological and Physical Symptom among Menopausal and Elderly Women: A Systematic Review

• Roozbeh N
• Ghazanfarpour M
• Khadivzadeh T
• Kargarfard L
• Dizavandi
• Shariati K

• KMID: 2466844
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6118/jmm.18158

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The present systematic review was conducted to compare the effect of lavender on the quality of sleep, sexual desire, and vasomotor, psychological and physical symptoms among menopausal and elderly women.
METHODS
There were five electronic databases which selected to search respective articles which included were Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library without any language restriction since the study inception to March 10, 2018. The quality of studies was assessed in accordance with a jaded scale.
RESULTS
According to three trials, the lavender as utilized in a capsule form or aromatherapy could significantly improve the measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score (P < 0.05) in the menopausal and elderly women. The aromatherapy with lavender improved sexual function (P < 0.001), depression (P < 0.001), anxiety (P < 0.001), and physical (P < 0.001) symptoms. Based on a trial, 66.7%, 70.0%, and 53.3% of subjects reported feelings of relaxation, happiness, and cleanness effects of having used lavender respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
The results suggested the effectiveness of the use of lavender either in capsule form or aromatherapy on the improved quality of sleep, depression, anxiety, sexual desire, and psychological and physical symptoms. These results, however, should be interpreted with caution considering the limitations of the study.

Keyword

Hot flashes; Lavandula; Libido; Menopause; Systematic review

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Anxiety
Aromatherapy
Depression
Female
Happiness
Hot Flashes
Humans
Lavandula*
Libido
Menopause
Relaxation

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  Fig. 1 The process of selection of studies to include into systematic review.

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