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- Title
Alleviating effect of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and its major components on postherpetic pain: a randomized blinded controlled trial.
- Authors
You, Jiyeong; Shin, You Kyoung; Seol, Geun Hee
- Abstract
Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) causes severe pain which can lead to decreased quality-of-life. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inhalation of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) oil and its major components (linalool and linalyl acetate) on the pain in patients with PHN. Methods: This study was performed at an outpatient clinic. Sixty-four patients with postherpetic neuralgia were randomly allocated to a control group (almond oil) or one of three experimental groups (lavender oil, linalool, or linalyl acetate diluted in almond oil at concentration of 1% v/v), and the participants inhaled the aroma by natural breathing. Quality, severity, and intensity of pain were measured before and after the intervention. Results: Six patients discontinued the intervention for personal reasons; hence, data from 58 patients were analyzed (control group, n = 14; 1% lavender oil group, n = 15; 1% linalool, n = 15; 1% linalyl acetate, n = 14). Reduction in sensory pain was greater in the 1% lavender oil group, 1% linalool group, and 1% linalyl acetate group than in the control group (all P < 0.001). Reduction in affective pain was greater in the 1% lavender group (P < 0.001) and the 1% linalool group (P = 0.007) than in the control group. Decreases in pain severity and intensity were significantly greater in all three intervention groups than in the control group. Conclusions: Inhalation of lavender oil and its major volatile components effectively reduced the quality, severity, and intensity of postherpetic pain, suggesting that lavender oil, linalool, and linalyl acetate may each be an effective intervention for reducing pain in patients with postherpetic neuralgia. Trial registration: This study was retrospectively registered on the Clinical Research Information Service. Registration number: KCT0007772, first registration 06/10/2022.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; THERAPEUTIC use of essential oils; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; STATISTICS; MCGILL Pain Questionnaire; LAVENDERS; PAIN measurement; VISUAL analog scale; FISHER exact test; MANN Whitney U Test; POSTHERPETIC neuralgia; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); T-test (Statistics); PRE-tests &; post-tests; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; CHI-squared test; QUESTIONNAIRES; INHALATION administration; PLANT extracts; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; PAIN management
- Publication
BMC Complementary Medicine & Therapies, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2662-7671
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12906-024-04362-z