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2) Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes from Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash as Antimycobacterial Agents; Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 21 Aug 2013
3) Protective essential oil attenuates influenza virus infection: an in vitro study in MDCK cells; BMC Complement Altern Med., Nov 2010
4) Unpublished MRSA study from Grand Junction Hospital in Colorado
5) Additive Antimicrobial Effects of the Active Components of the Essential Oil of Thymus vulgaris; Chemotype Carvacrol; Planta Med, 2009
6) Unpublished STUDY Impure Jasmine with vs. Pure Jasmine; Danielle Daniels Mood Management Seminar in LA., 2012
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27) Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Liia idide caac and h against oral pathogens; Braz J Med Biol Res., Mar 2007
28) Chemical composition of 8 eucalyptus species essential oils and the evaluation of their antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities; BMC Complement Altern Med., 28 Jun 2012
29) An investigation into the use of aromatherapy in intrapartum midwifery practice; The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 6(2), Burns E., Blamey C. Ersser S, et al., 2000
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31) Ambient odors of orange and lavender reduce anxiety and improve mood in a dental office; Physiology and Behavior, 2005
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35) An experimental study on the effectiveness of massage with aromatic ginger and orange essential oil for moderate to severe knee pain among the elderly in Hong Kong; Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2008
36) Healing advantages of lavender essential oil during episiotomy recovery: A clinical trial; Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2010
37) Steam sauna and mother roasting in Lao PDR: practices and chemical constituents of essential oils of plant species used in postpartum recovery; MC Complement Altern Med., 2011
38) Effect of peppermint water on prevention of nipple cracks in lactating primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial; Int Breastfeed J., Apr 2007
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42) Lavender bath oil reduces stress and crying and enhances sleep in very young infants; Early Hum Dev., Jun 2008
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44) Enzymatic activity, sensitivity to antifungal drugs and Baccharis dracunculifolia essential oil by Candida strains isolated from the oral cavities of breastfeeding infants and in their mothers mouths and nipples; Mycopathologia., Feb 2011
45) Effect of freezing, hot tumble drying and washing with eucalyptus oil on house dust mites in soft toys; Pediatr Allergy Immunol., Sept 2011
46) Inhibitory effects of essential oil from rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong on hypertrophic scarring in the rabbit ear model; Pharm Biol., Jul 2011
47) Pediculicidal and scabicidal properties of Lippia multiflora essential oil; J Ethnopharmacol, Sep 2000
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52) Differential Effects on Blood Pressure in Female Patients with Urinary Incontinence Undergoing Urodynamic Examination; J Complement Altern Med., Jul 2013
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58) Maternal Reproductive Toxicity of Some Essential Oils and Their Constituents; Noura S. Dosoky, William N. Setzer Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2021
59) A Patented Blend Consisting of a Combination of Vitex agnus-castus Extract, Lepidium meyenii (Maca) Extract and Active Folate, a Nutritional Supplement for Improving Fertility in Women; Edu Antoine, Sergiu Chirila, Cristina Teodorescu, Maedica 2019
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63) Organic Certification is Not Enough: The Case of the Methoxydecane Frankincense Johnson S, Decarlo A, Satyal P, Dosoky NS, Sorensen A, Setzer WN Plants (Basel), 2019
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65) Evaluation of Skin Irritation and Acute and Subacute Oral Toxicity of Essential Oils in Rabbit and Mice; Mekonnen A, Tesfaye S, Christos SG, Dires K, Zenebe T, Zegeye N, Shiferaw Y, Lulekal E Journal of Toxicology, 2019
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68) Compare the effect of aromatherapy using lavender and Damask rose essential oils on the level of anxiety and severity of pain following C-section: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial; Ali Abbasijahromi, Hamed Hojati, Saeid Nikooei, Hossein Kargar Jahromi, Hamid Reza Dowlatkhah, Vahid Zarean, Mehran Farzaneh, Arefeh Kalavani J Complement Integr Med, 2020