This study is from July 10th of last year. Scientists are creating an animal model to “To understand and demonstrate the potential positive effects of LO (lavender oil) on the body” Interesting!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498626/

The use of lavender oil (LO) – a commonly, used oil in aromatherapy, with well-defined volatile components linalool and linalyl acetate – in non-traditional…
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