Publications

biological activities of lavender essential oil.	essential oils distilled from members of the genus lavandula have been used both cosmetically and therapeutically for centuries with the most commonly used species being l. angustifolia, l. latifolia, l. stoechas and l. x intermedia. although there is considerable anecdotal information about the biological activity of these oils much of this has not been substantiated by scientific or clinical evidence. among the claims made for lavender oil are that is it antibacterial, antifungal, carminative ...	2002	12112282
the calming effect of stimuli presentation on infant japanese macaques (macaca fuscata) under stress situation: a preliminary study.	in human newborns, presentation of sounds and odors under stress situations had a calming effect on behavioral and cortisol responses (kawakami et al., 1996, 1997). these calming effects were examined with 10-day- and 15-day-old japanese macaques. in study 1, white noise presentation (experimental conditions) at the blood sampling was compared with no sound presentation (control conditions) at the blood sampling. white noise presentation has a calming effect on coded behavioral responses. in stu ...	2002	12091749
influence of aromatherapy on medication administration to residential-care residents with dementia and behavioral challenges.	thirteen older persons (seven men and six women) in residential care participated as subjects in this study. all participants had histories of confusion due to dementia and were identified by staff as being consistently resistant to medication administration as indicated by vocal outbursts, moving away, or physical combativeness. subjects were exposed to four aroma interventions during medication administration: 1) lavender vera (lavendula officinalis); 2) sweet orange (citrus aurantium); 3) tea ...	2017	12083347
morphology, cytochemical staining and ultrastructural characteristics of reindeer (rangifer tarandus) leukocytes.	peripheral blood smears from four adult reindeer (rangifer tarandus) were examined after staining with romanowsky's stain and cytochemical stains, including alpha-napthyl butyrate esterase (alpha-nbe), sudan black b (sbb), chloroacetate esterase (cae) and alkaline phosphatase (alp). romanowsky-stained eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes resembled those of cattle, sheep and goats. basophils had two different staining patterns with romanowsky's stain. basophils that we termed "grey ...	1999	12075531
[diuretic activity of the infusion of flowers from lavandula officinalis].	the diuretic activity of an infusion of lavandula officinalis was studied in the wistar rat. thus, the kinetics of hydroelectrolytic elimination in response to the oral administration of an infusion of pharmaceutical lavender flowers were measured in the rats. experiments were completed under similar conditions using a synthetic pharmacological diuretic, diamox. the aqueous extract of this aromatic plant accelerated the elimination of the water overload. at the peak of the diuretic response, uri ...	2001	12014366
testing homology of loci for two plumage colors, "lavender" and "recessive white," with chicken and japanese quail hybrids.	homology for two plumage color loci was studied by hybridization between chickens and japanese quail. first, chicken-quail hybrids were produced from homozygous "lavender" chicken cocks and "bleu" japanese quail, and all 30 hybrids had the same parental slate blue plumage color. on the other hand, no hybrids with this plumage were obtained out of 18 progeny from the same cocks and wild-type quail. these results show that the slate blue plumage color is determined by homologous loci in japanese q ...	2002	12011184
candida glabrata oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients receiving radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.	candida glabrata colonization is common in patients receiving radiation treatment for head and neck cancer, but to our knowledge has never been described as the infecting organism with oropharyngeal candidiasis (opc). this study presents the first three patients described with c. glabrata opc in this patient population. patient 1 developed c. glabrata opc and required fluconazole, 800 mg/day, for clinical resolution. antifungal susceptibility testing revealed a mic of fluconazole of >64 microg/m ...	2002	11980984
[quality evaluation of essential oils].	essential oils on the market were analyzed using gc-ms and the main ingredients of each essential oil were quantified. analysis of the essential oil of lavandula officinalis (lavender oil) showed that each sample had a different ratio of the contents of main ingredients, such as linalool, linalyl acetate, and camphor. in addition, some commercial lavender oils were analyzed by gc-ms for comparison with the lavandula flagrans (lavandin oil) and the reference standard. as a result of this analysis ...	2002	11905050
essential oils from micropropagated plants of lavandula viridis.	the essential oils of lavandula viridis were analysed by gc and gc-ms. comparisons were made between three types of plant material from the same clone: field-grown plant, in vitro shoot cultures and micropropagated plants of the same clone. the most common components usually found in lavender oils were present in the oil samples analysed and more than 45 constituents were identified, representing more than 80% of the essential oil. the essential oils analysed consisted mainly of monoterpenes (75 ...	2002	11899605
alleviating effects of plant-derived fragrances on stress-induced hyperthermia in rats.	in the present study, the effects of exposure to plant-derived odors on the autonomic and behavioral responses to novel environment were examined in rats. male rats (n=42) carrying a telemetry transmitter were individually housed, and on the test day each rat was transferred to a new cage containing bedding that had been sprayed immediately before testing with 200 microl of 0.03% dilution of either lavender essential oil, green leaf odor (a mixture of hexenol and hexenal), alpha-pinene, or solve ...	2002	11897262
in-vitro and in-vivo anti-trichophyton activity of essential oils by vapour contact.	the minimum inhibitory doses (mids) of essential oils by vapour contact to inhibit the growth of trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum on agar medium were determined using airtight boxes. among seven essential oils examined, cinnamon bark oil showed the least mid, followed by lemongrass, thyme and perilla oils. lavender and tea tree oils showed moderate mid, and citron oil showed the highest mid, being 320 times higher than that of cinnamon bark oil. the mid values were less than t ...	2001	11413931
on-site field sampling and analysis of fragrance from living lavender (lavandula angustifolia l.) flowers by solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography and ion-trap mass spectrometry.	solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry has been applied as a simple alternative method for the analysis of essential oil directly from lavender intact flowering spikes and genuine oils. all recognised major oil constituents were detected by this procedure, with results comparable to those given by a conventional method (organic solvent extraction). distinctive chromatographic profiles were found for various species.	2001	11403476
evoked and oscillatory neuromagnetic responses to sniffing odor in human subjects.	we studied neuromagnetic responses to sniffing air and odor of lemon, lavender or soy sauce in two human subjects. simple averaging of the data with respect to the onsets of the sniffs yielded odor-specific evoked responses over the right cortex with peak latency about 350 ms after the onsets. when the data were passed through band-pass filters centered around 48 hz and of 320 ms in duration, rectified and then averaged, they yielded peaks, indicating transient oscillations, over the right front ...	2001	11399333
daily time course of whole-shoot gas exchange rates in two drought-exposed mediterranean shrubs.	effects of drought on water relations, whole-shoot gas-exchange characteristics, and pigment and zeatin concentrations were investigated in the mediterranean shrubs rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis l.) and lavender (lavandula stoechas l.). two-year-old, greenhouse-grown plants were placed in a whole-shoot gas-exchange measurement system and subjected to 10 days of drought, resulting in severe water stress, and then re-watered for 5 days in order to study their recovery. water stress resulted in ...	2001	11260824
contemporary therapy: aromatherapy in the management of acute pain?	recent surveys indicate that people are increasingly using complementary therapies as an adjunct or alternative to conventional treatment options as well as for general health and well being. whilst complementary therapies such as aromatherapy have been utilised in clinical settings as diverse as long term care facilities and palliative care, its application to the acute care setting has not been explored in depth. the changes in contemporary health care practices such as post-operative pain man ...	1999	11141786
effects of pleasant and unpleasant ambient odors on human voice pitch.	the perception of odors is well identified as having strong emotional correlates. it is also well known that the acoustic characteristics of the voice differ according to the emotional state. this study compared some acoustic features of the voice of 18 subjects reading the same text in pleasant (lavender) and unpleasant (pyridine) ambient odor conditions. the results revealed that the pitch of the voice was higher in the pleasant than in the unpleasant condition. these findings are consistent w ...	2001	11114485
evaluation of massage with essential oils on childhood atopic eczema.	childhood atopic eczema is an increasingly common condition in young children. as well as being irritating to the child, it causes sleepless nights for both the child and the family and leads to difficulties in parental relationships and can have severe effects on employment. a group of eight children, born to professional working mothers were studied to test the hypothesis that massage with essential oils (aromatherapy) used as a complementary therapy in conjunction with normal medical treatmen ...	2000	10960901
effects of drought on photosynthesis in mediterranean plants grown under enhanced uv-b radiation.	the effects of drought on the photosynthetic characteristics of three mediterranean plants (olive, olea europea l.; rosemary, rosmarinus officinalis l.; lavender, lavandula stoechas l.) exposed to elevated uv-b irradiation in a glasshouse were investigated over a period of weeks. drought conditions were imposed on 2-year-old plants by withholding water. during the onset of water stress, analyses of the response of net carbon assimilation of leaves to their intercellular co2 concentration were us ...	2000	10937707
gc-ms analysis of essential oils from some greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on penicillium digitatum.	the isolated essential oils from seven air-dried plant species were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). thymus vulgaris (thyme), origanum vulgare (oregano), and origanumdictamus (dictamus) essential oils were found to be rich in phenolic compounds representing 65.8, 71.1, and 78.0% of the total oil, respectively. origanum majorana (marjoram) oil was constituted of hydrocarbons (42.1%), alcohols (24.3%), and phenols (14.2%). the essential oil from lavandula angustifolia mill ...	2000	10888587
inhibitory effect of essential oils on apical growth of aspergillus fumigatus by vapour contact.	the inhibitory effect of seven essential oils on the apical growth of hyphae of aspergillus fumigatus was studied using a bio cell tracer by vapour contact in a sealed vessel. based on the inhibitory pattern, these essential oils were classified into three groups. the first group, composed of citron, lavender and tea tree oils, stopped the apical growth in a loading dose of 63 micrograms ml-1 air, but allowed the regrowth of the hyphae after removal of the vapour, indicating fungistatic action. ...	2000	10838841
identification of flavonoid markers for the botanical origin of eucalyptus honey.	european eucalyptus honeys showed a common and characteristic hplc profile in which the flavonoids myricetin (3,5,7,3',4', 5'-hexahydroxyflavone), tricetin (5,7,3',4',5'-pentahydroxyflavone), quercetin (3,5,7,3',4'-pentahydroxyflavone), luteolin (5,7,3', 4'-tetrahydroxyflavone), and kaempferol (3,5,7, 4'-tetrahydroxyflavone) were identified. their contents, and relative amounts, in the analyzed honey samples were quite constant and supported their floral origin. in addition, ellagic acid and the ...	2000	10820049
dietary supplements used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders.	dietary supplement use has increased during the past decade. epidemiologic studies suggest that patients turn to dietary supplements because of a reluctance to take prescription medications or a lack of satisfaction with the results. they often perceive dietary supplements to be a safer or more natural alternative. patients with mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders, are among those who use dietary supplements. st. john's wort is used to treat depression. c ...	2015	10711131
[the effect of aromatic plant substances on the status of oxidative-reductive enzymes in a chronic experiment].	in chronic experiment (during 3 months) was studied the influence of various vegetable aromatic substances (vas) contents in the air upon oxidative-restoration enzymes activity in experimental animals (wistar line male rats). on the base these experiments' results may be made a conclusion that the lack of vas in the air involves changes in the most important enzymes of glycolysis and pentosophosphatic cycle. provision of the atmosphere with essential lavender oil in concentration 0.58 mg/m3 (nat ...	1999	10687081
local anaesthetic activity of the essential oil of lavandula angustifolia.	in this work we studied the local anaesthetic activity of the essential oil obtained from lavandula angustifolia mill., a medicinal plant traditionally used as an antispasmodic. we compared its activity to the essential oils obtained from two citrus fruits, citrus reticulata blanco and citrus limon (l.) burm. f., which have no medical uses. biological tests were also performed on the major pure components of l. angustifolia mill. essential oil: linalol and linalyl acetate as determined by gc and ...	1999	10630108
tissue culture based screening for selection of high biomass and phenolic producing clonal lines of lavender using pseudomonas and azetidine-2-carboxylate.	lavender is a good source of essential oils and phenolic metabolites for food, medicine, and cosmetic applications. due to cross-pollination, lavender has substantial plant to plant variation and therefore a high degree of genetic inconsistency in the level of phytochemicals produced for diverse applications. tissue culture methods, using benzyladenine-induced shoot organogenesis, were used to isolate clonal lines originating from individual heterozygous seeds among a heterogeneous seed populati ...	1999	10552590
protective effects of the aerial parts of salvia officinalis, melissa officinalis and lavandula angustifolia and their constituents against enzyme-dependent and enzyme-independent lipid peroxidation.	the antioxidant effects of aqueous methanolic extracts from three medicinal lamiaceae species were investigated in enzyme-dependent and enzyme-independent lipid peroxidation systems. all these extracts caused a considerable concentration-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation. phenolic components present in the plant extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activity and were found effective in both tests. their concentrations in each extract were determined by tlc-densitometry.	1999	10532875
a simple method for testing odor detection and discrimination in chicks.	a simple procedure for testing newly hatched chicks' responses to olfactory stimuli is described. chicks that were hand held under a heatlamp became inactive and closed their eyes (as if asleep) within 2 min. sleeping chicks displayed overt behavioral responses to an odorized q-tip (head shaking, beak clapping) that were not observed in awake chicks. sleeping latencies were shorter for 1-day-old chicks that had been food deprived prior to testing than for chicks that had ad lib access to food an ...	1999	10497967
alteration of perceived fragrance of essential oils in relation to type of work: a simple screening test for efficacy of aroma.	the perceptional change of fragrance of essential oils is described in relation to type of work, i.e. mental work, physical work and hearing environmental (natural) sounds. the essential oils examined in this study were ylang ylang, orange, geranium, cypress, bergamot, spearmint and juniper. in evaluating change in perception of a given aroma, a sensory test was employed in which the perception of fragrance was assessed by 13 contrasting pairs of adjectives. scores were recorded after inhaling a ...	1999	10480677
studies on the mode of action of the essential oil of lavender (lavandula angustifolia p. miller).	lavender (lavandula angustifolia, p. miller) is used in aromatherapy as a holistic relaxant and is said to have carminative, antiflatulence and anticolic properties. its sedative nature, on inhalation, has been shown both in animals and man. lavender has a spasmolytic activity on guineapig ileum and rat uterus in vitro and it also decreases the tone in the skeletal muscle preparation of the phrenic nerve-diaphragm of rats. as the mechanism of action has not been studied previously, the spasmolyt ...	1999	10479772
treatment of psoroptic mange with reference to epidemiology and history.	treatment methods in the last century involved the use of substances such as sulphur, mercury, hellebore, arsenic, nicotine and others, applied in various ways. the advent of dips in 1843 signalled an advance. however, the biology of the mite, psoroptes ovis, the epidemiology of sheep scab and the lack of persistence of the acaricides necessitated repeated laborious treatments to ensure success. in 1947 this changed with the use of organo chlorines (ocs) which had up to 3 months residual activit ...	1999	10423001
odors: implicit memory and performance effects.	in order to assess the influence of odors on human performance and implicit memory for odors, 108 subjects completed a variety of tests in weakly scented (jasmine, lavender or odorless) rooms without having been made aware of the odor. after a 30 min interval the subjects were shown slides of different surroundings, including the room they had been in, and were requested to rate how well a set of 12 odors, including a blank, would fit to these surroundings. half of these contexts contained visua ...	1999	10400450
gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of perillyl alcohol and metabolites in plasma.	perillyl alcohol (poh), a metabolite of d-limonene and a component of the lavender oil, is currently in phase i clinical trials both as a chemopreventative and chemotherapeutic agent. in vivo, poh is metabolized to less active perillic acid (pa) and cis- and trans-dihydroperillic acids [dhpa, 4-(1'-methylethenyl)-cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid]. previous pharmacokinetic studies using a gc-ms method detected poh metabolites but not poh itself; thus these studies lacked information on the parent dr ...	1999	10379660
lavender oil inhibits immediate-type allergic reaction in mice and rats.	we studied the effects of lavender oil on mast cell-mediated immediate-type allergic reactions in mice and rats. lavender oil (1:500, 1:100, 1:10, 1:1, 1:0) inhibited concentration-dependently mast cell-dependent ear swelling response induced by compound 48/80 in mice by both topical and intradermal application. lavender oil (1:500, 1:100, 1:10, 1:1, 1:0) inhibited concentration-dependently passive cutaneous anaphylaxis induced by anti-dinitrophenyl (dnp) ige in rats by both topical and intrader ...	1999	10217323
olfaction and hemispheric asymmetry: unilateral stimulation and bilateral electrodermal recordings.	the study of hemispheric asymmetry in olfaction in human subjects has given rise to many publications, but the findings have often been contradictory. this study used bilateral electrodermal activity recordings with unilateral stimulation as a measure of functional hemispheric asymmetry. a specific odorant (lavender) was used by monorhinic (single nostril) stimulation on 30 dextral subjects (20 females and 10 males). intraindividually, the results showed no difference between the two nostrils, b ...	1999	10087461
antisporulating and respiration-inhibitory effects of essential oils on filamentous fungi.	sporulation of four species of filamentous fungi, namely aspergillus fumigatus, fusarium solani, penicillium expansum and rhizopus oryzae, was suppressed by gaseous contact with citron, lavender and thyme oils and, to a lesser extent, by that of perilla and tea tree oils. lemongrass and cinnamon bark oils were scarcely active. the antisporulating effect of the essential oils was not observed when they were applied as a solution, indicating that their vapours were the active form. moreover, expos ...	1998	9916464
randomized trial of aromatherapy. successful treatment for alopecia areata.	to investigate the efficacy of aromatherapy in the treatment of patients with alopecia areata.	1998	9828867
effects of lavender straw on stress and travel sickness in pigs.	to observe pigs during road journeys in order to establish whether lavender straw was likely to decrease stress and incidence of travel sickness.	1998	9764765
[phytochemical evaluation of essential oils, medicinal plants and their preparations].	a surway is presented on the authors' work in the field of volatile oil research. the gas chromatographic method previously used for analysis of essential oils was transformed to capillary gas chromatographic conditions. the method is also suitable for separation of compound-pairs frequently occurring in essential oils (peppermint, rosemary, lavender, sage, clary sage, thyme oils). beside the gas chromatographic analysis of essential oils, which was necessary for their standardization and qualif ...	1998	9703700
chemopreventive effect of perillyl alcohol on 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone induced tumorigenesis in (c3h/hej x a/j)f1 mouse lung.	this study was designed to test the chemopreventive potential of perillyl alcohol, an inhibitor of farnesyltransferase, in a mouse lung tumor bioassay. perillyl alcohol is a naturally occurring monoterpene found in lavender, cherries, and mint. we have shown previously that the majority of lung tumors in this bioassay have an activating mutation in the k-ras gene, which occurs early in the development of mouse lung carcinogenesis. the ras protein undergoes a series of post-translational modifica ...	1997	9591189
are recruitment patterns of the trunk musculature compatible with a synergy based on the maximization of endurance?	to verify that maximization of endurance is important among the functional criteria determining trunk muscle activation patterns, symmetric and asymmetric exertions were simulated using a detailed model consisting of 114 muscle slips crossing the lumbosacral junction and employing a cost function which maximizes endurance. first, the question whether meaningful comparisons can be made between activity predictions for individual muscle slips and surface emg data recorded from larger anatomical en ...	1997	9456376
a preliminary study of the effect of essential oils on skeletal and smooth muscle in vitro.	the pharmacological activity of nine commercial essential oils was studied on the rat isolated phrenic nerve diaphragm preparation and compared with activity on field-stimulated guinea-pig ileum preparations. the essential oils at final bath concentrations of 2 x 10(-5) and 2 x 10(-4) g/ml produced four different effects on skeletal muscle, whilst only a contracture with or without a decrease in response to field stimulation in smooth muscle. the first type of effect on skeletal muscle involved ...	1997	9421254
odor hedonics: connection with emotional response estimated by autonomic parameters.	the aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between self-report hedonic evaluations and the physiological expression of emotion in response to odorants. we try to solve the following questions: (1) is it possible to find any experimental evidence that the sense of smell is linked with emotion? (2) what kind of odorants can be distinguished by autonomic analysis? (3) is there a link between hedonics and autonomic information? the effects of odorants on the emotional process were estimate ...	1997	9218136
chemoprevention of colon carcinogenesis by dietary perillyl alcohol.	epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of diets containing fruits and vegetables, major sources of phytochemicals and micronutrients, may reduce the risk of developing cancer of the colon. several phytochemicals and micronutrients present in fruits and vegetables are known to exert cancer-chemopreventive effects in several organs, including the colon. monoterpenes such as d-limonene and perillyl alcohol derived from orange peels and lavender, respectively, have been shown to possess ch ...	1997	9012468
mecamylamine-induced impairment of acquisition and retrieval of olfactory conditioning in the honeybee.	mecamylamine, a nicotinic receptor antagonist, was injected into the honeybee brain haemolymph. the effects of the drug were investigated on pavlovian conditioning of the proboscis extension reflex. the conditioned response was acquired after a one-trial learning session, consisting of an olfactory-conditioned stimulus combined with a gustatory antennal unconditioned stimulus. the drug was injected at different times before or after the learning session in order to dissociate its effects on acqu ...	1996	8950019
labiatae allergy: systemic reactions due to ingestion of oregano and thyme.	there are no cases described in the medical literature of systemic allergic reactions due to oregano (origanum vulgare) or thyme (thymus vulgaris). these herbs belong to the lamiaceae (labiatae) family which comprises other plants such as hyssop (hyssopus officinalis), basil (ocimum basilicum), marjoram (origanum majorana), mint (mentha piperita), sage (salvia officinalis) and lavender (lavandula officinalis).	1996	8630713
aromatherapy.	jane buckle presents the results of a randomised, double-blind trial of two essential oils of two different species of lavender, topically applied on post-cardiotomy patients. the emotional and behavioural stress levels of 28 patients were evaluated pre- and post-treatment on two consecutive days. the therapeutic effects of the two lavenders appeared to be different: one was almost twice as effective as the other, thereby disproving the hypothesis that aromatherapy, using topical application of ...	1993	8321672
biotin biosynthesis in higher plant cells. identification of intermediates.	biotin biosynthesis was investigated in lavender cell cultures (lavandula vera l.). two different biological assays and two different hplc procedures were used to identify all the intermediates involved in biotin biosynthesis. the pathway for biotin biosynthesis could be analyzed starting with [3h]pimelic acid as precursor, leading to labelled biotin and even to labelled biotinylated enzymes. intermediates known from the bacterial pathway (7-oxo-8-amino-pelargonic acid, 7,8-diamino-pelargonic ac ...	1993	8223585
acaricidal agents of natural origin against psoroptes cuniculi.	lavandula angustifolia miller essential oil and some of its main constituents, i.e. linalool, linalyl acetate, and camphor were tested in vitro for their bioactivities against psoroptes cuniculi (delafond, 1859), mite of the rabbit. the essential oil and linalool were found to have very powerful miticidal activities.	1994	7637996
rapid screening test for sulfamethazine in swine feeds.	a simple, 10-min qualitative screening test for sulfamethazine (sm) in swine feeds is detailed. the method, which can be run in the field, uses 2 plastic tubes arranged piggyback style. the upper tube contains, from top to bottom, the feed sample (about 1 g), partially deactivated alumina, and an anion exchange resin buffered at ph 5.7. the bottom tube contains a small bed of anion exchanger buffered at ph 7.9, which traps the sm. after percolation of solvent from the ph 7.9 resin and is reacted ...	1982	7096253
the morphological and biochemical characterization of a line of rat promegakaryoblasts.	biochemical and morphological evidence is presented to support the characterization of a rat bone-marrow-derived cell line (rpm) as an analog of the promegakaryoblast. the conditions for in vitro growth and maturation of the rpm line are described. rapid proliferation of the rpm line is readily achieved when cultures are supplemented with moderate levels of fetal bovine serum (fbs). the proliferative compartment is a small blast-like cell. immunofluorescent staining demonstrates that the rpm cel ...	1981	6786390
cryptococcus neoformans: pitfalls in diagnosis through evaluation of gram-stained smears of purulent exudates.	the recognition of cryptococcus neoformans in gram-stained smears of purulent exudates may be hampered by the presence of the large gelatinous capsule which apparently prevents definitive staining of the yeast-like cells. in such stained preparations, c. neoformans may appear either as round cells with gram-positive granular inclusions impressed upon a pale lavender cytoplasmic background or as gram-negative lipoid bodies.	1980	6171578
on certain central neurotropic effects of lavender essential oil.		1970	5525703
[lavender oil, review of clinical, pharmacological and bacteriologic studies. contribution to clarification of the mechanism of action].		1968	5303718
methyl green-pyronin stain distinguishes proliferating from differentiated nonproliferating cell nuclei after acid denaturation of dna.	we applied methyl green-pyronin (mg-p) stain, which is usually used for the selective staining of dna and rna, to frozen sections of rat jejunal and esophageal mucosa, following digestion with rnase and treatment with various concentrations of hcl. the pyroninophilia of the nuclei increased with increasing strength of the acid, but the susceptibility of the nuclei to acid differed among cell populations. in the jejunal epithelium, at an appropriate acid strength the nuclei in the crypts of liebe ...	1986	3701031
computerized tridimensional reconstruction of vegetable structures.	by means of a "personal computer", a technique has been worked out for the acquisition and processing of data, for the tridimensional reconstruction of vegetable structures starting out from information, in the form of photographic images, obtained by optical or electronic microscope. examples of the application of this program to vegetable drugs (corolla of lavandula angustifolia mill flowers) are given.	1988	3247343
olfactory bulb size, odor discrimination and magnetic insensitivity in hummingbirds.	relative olfactory bulb size with respect to telencephalic hemispheres (olfactory ratio) was measured in five species of hummingbirds. trochiliformes were found to be next to last among 25 avian orders with respect to olfactory bulb development. one hummingbird species, the white-vented violetear (colibri serrirostris), was trained in a successive go/no-go discrimination task, and learned to feed or not to feed from a container dependent on the olfactory stimuli associated with it. test birds le ...	1989	2780886
[ neuro-depressive properties of essential oil of lavender].	toxicity for albino rats is very low. in mice an anxiolytic effect is exhibited and the pentobarbital evokated sleeping time is increased in animals given essential oil, but this effect disappears if they are administrated during five days.	1989	2575924
[neurodepressive effects of the essential oil of lavandula angustifolia mill].	mice swiss are orally given essential oil of lavander diluted at 1/60 in olive oil. sedative effects are observed with some tests (hole board test, four plates test, plus-maze test, potentiation of barbiturate sleeping time). a significant interaction exists with pentobarbital: the sleeping time is increased and the asleeping time shortened.	1989	2488249
modified toluidine blue o stain for pneumocystis carinii: further evaluation of some technical factors.	a modified toluidine blue o (tbo) stain for pneumocystis carinii cysts was evaluated with regard to the influence of (i) the age and extent of use of the sulfation reagent, (ii) the source of tbo, (iii) the tbo content of the staining solution, and (iv) the amount of tbo present in the alcohol wash solutions. all tbos evaluated, except for a new tbo obtained from roboz surgical instrument co., inc., washington, d.c., produced satisfactory results. each lot of tbo should be quality controlled bef ...	1988	2452828
lycramine brilliant blue jl: a new stain for human megakaryocytes.	using the acrylic textile dye lycramine brilliant blue jl, mature and immature megakaryocytes from human bone marrow specimens stained metachromatically bright lavender. this coloration was not observed in other types of bone marrow cells. after digestion with either diastase or ribonuclease, subsequent staining of marrow specimens did not reveal a significant diminution of the intensity of staining of megakaryocytes. however, after incubation with hyaluronidase followed by staining with lycrami ...	1985	2409643
microbiology and potential virulence of sporothrix cyanescens, a fungus rarely isolated from blood and skin.	sporothrix cyanescens has been recovered from blood and a finger lesion at several medical centers in the united states. the morphology and physiology of these and three additional isolates were studied. s. cyanescens was distinguished from s. schenckii and s. fungorum by white to lavender colonial pigmentation and from s. schenckii also by the formation of secondary conidia. all isolates of s. cyanescens grew well at 37 degrees c, were cycloheximide susceptible, strongly urease positive, and be ...	1990	2351719
[effect of essential oils on the course of experimental atherosclerosis].	the effect of volatile oils of lavender, monarda, and basil on the course of experimental atherosclerosis was studied in rabbit experiments. inhalation of the volatile fractions of essential++ oils of lavender and monarda in a concentration of 0.1-0.2 mg/m3 of air has no effect on the content of cholesterol in the blood, but reduces its content in the aorta and reduces affection of the aorta by the atherosclerotic plaques, i.e. these oils produce an angioprotective effect.	1990	2293166
[the effect of waxes from essential-oil plants on the dehydrogenase activity of the blood neutrophils in mucosal trauma of the mouth].	the author has demonstrated the effects of sage wax and a mixture of sage, rose, and lavender was on the peripheral blood neutrophil succinate and lactate dehydrogenase activities in injuries to the buccal mucosa on days 3, 7, and 30 of the experiment. cytochemical analysis has confirmed a manifest antiinflammatory effect of a mixture of sage, rose, and lavender wax in such injuries.	1991	2057940
aromatherapy: evidence for sedative effects of the essential oil of lavender after inhalation.	the sedative properties of the essential oil of lavender (lavandula angustifolia miller) and of its main constituents--linalool and linalyl acetate--were investigated in mice followed up in a series of experimental procedures. the significant decrease in the motility of female and male laboratory animals under standardized experimental conditions is found to be closely dependent on the exposure time to the drugs. nevertheless after an injection of caffeine into mice a hyperactivity was observed ...	1991	1817516
viability and acrosome staining of bull, boar and rabbit spermatozoa.	a practical and reliable staining procedure was developed to distinguish the viability and acrosomal status of bull, boar and rabbit spermatozoa. the first stain with trypan blue or congo red is rapid and avoids artifacts. this stain is precipitated by neutral red during the 2 min required for fixation. the precipitate gives a high contrast black color, resistant to the subsequent rinsing and persists during the time required for staining the acrosome with giemsa. ten classes of spermatozoa are ...	1992	1377502
interactions between azotobacter and "phosphobacteria" and their establishment in the rhizosphere as affected by soil fertility.	the effects on plant growth of "bacterial fertilizers" prepared from azotobacter spp. and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria ("phosphobacteria") have been the subject of much controversy. cases where no plant-growth stimulation occurred may often be accounted for by the failure to establish the bacterial inocula in the rhizosphere. three factors that may influence inocula establishment, i.e. soil fertility, manuring, and interactions between azotobacter and "phosphobacteria," were examined in pot e ...	1975	1164695
the pleasantness of mixtures in taste and olfaction.	human subjects rated the perceived intensity and pleasantness of taste mixtures (sucrose-quinine) and odor mixtures (lemon-heptanal or pyridine-lavender). the components of the mixture were judged as less intense when mixed than when judged alone. a multiple regression indicated that the pleasantness of a mixture can be predicted from a weighted additive function of the pleasantness values of the component sensations. pleasantness values of the componetns had to be estimated from their pleasantn ...	1977	887952
disseminated infection by fusarium moniliforme during treatment for malignant lymphoma.	disseminated infection caused by fusarium moniliforme is described in a 32-year-old granulocytopenic man with malignant lymphoma being treated with cytotoxic drugs and corticosteroids. infected skin denuded by antecedent severe varicella-zoster infection was the probable source of fungemia. f. moniliforme grows rapidly on common mycological media as a lavender- to violet-colored mold at 25 to 37 degrees c. its aerial hyphae produce fusoid macroconidia and characteristic fusiform microconidia in ...	1978	670381