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Lavender                                          Lavandula angustifolia                          Plant Part - Flowers

Altaei, D.T. (2012) Topical lavender oil for the treatment of recurrent apthous ulceration American Journal of Dentistry 25, 1, 39-43.

Batista, P.A., Wenner, M.F., Oliveria, E.C., Burgos, L., Pereira, P., L.F. and Santos, A.R. (2008) Evidence for the involvement of ionotropic glumtamatergic receptors on the antiociceptive effect of (-) -linalool in mive.  neuroscience letters 440, 299,-303.

Batista, P., Harris, M., Santos, G.  (2011).  Inhibition of TRPA1 and NMDA channels  contributes to anti-nociception induced )-) -linalool.  Journal of Pain 12,30.

Buchbauer, G., Dietrich, H., Karamat, E., Jirovetz, L.., Jager, W., and Plank, C. (1991) Aromatherapy: evidence for sedative effects of the essential oil lavender after inhalation.  Journal of Biosciences 46, 1067-1072.

Buchbauer, G., Jirovetz, L., Jager, W., Plank, C. and Dietrich, H. (1993)  Fragrance compounds and essential oils with sedative effects upon inhalation.  Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 82,6, 660-664.

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Orange (Sweet)                            Citrus sinensis                               Plant Part - Fresh Fruit Rind

Baylac, S. and Racine, P. (2003) Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by essential oils and other natural fragrant extracts.  International Journal of Aromatherapy 13,2/3, 138-142.

Bodake, H., Panicker., Kailaje, V. and Rao, V. (2002) Chemopreventative effect of orange oil on the development of hepatic  preneoplastic lesions induced by N-nitrosodiethylamine in rats: an  ultrastructural study.  Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 40, 245-251.

Faturi, C.B., Leite, J. R., Alves, P. B., Canton, A. C. and Teixeria-Silva, F.  (2010) Anxiolytic-like effect of sweet orange aroma in Wistar rats.  Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 34, 4, 605-609.

Fewell, F., Mc Vicar, A., Gransby, R. and Morgan, P. (2007) Blood concentration and uptake of d-limonene during aromatherapy massage with sweet orange oil: A pilot study.  International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics 1, 97-102.

Goes, T. C., Antunes, F.D., Alves, P.B. and Teixeria-Silva, F.  (2012)  Effect of sweet orange aroma on experimental anxiety in humans.  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 18, 8, 798-804.

Tisserand, R. and Young, R.  (2014)  Essential Oil Safety 2nd Edition.  Edinburgh:  Churchill Livingstone.

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Patchouli                                     Pogostemon   cabin                                   Plant Part - Leaves              

Haze, S., Sakai, K and Gozu,  Y.  (2002)  Effects of fragrance inhalation on sympathetic activity

in normal adults.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology 90, 247-253.

Holmes, P.  (1997) Patchouli - the colours within the darkness.  International Journal of Aromatherapy 8, 1, 18-22.

Hu, L.F., Li, S.P., Cao, H., Liu, J.J., Gao, J.L.,  Yang, FQ. and Wang, Y.T.  (2006)  GC-MS fingerprint of Pogostemom cablin in China.  Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 42, 200=206.

Ichikawa K, Kinoshita T, Sankawa U  (1989)  The screening of Chinese crude drugs for Ca2+ antagonist activity:  identification of active principals from the aerial part of pogostemom cablin and the fruits of Prunus mume.  Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 37 : 345-348.

Pattnai, Subramanyam and Kole  (1996)  Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ten essential oils in vitro.  Microbios 86 (349): 237-46.

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