Lavender Oil Reduces Depressive Mood in Healthy Individuals and Enhances the Activity of Single Oxytocin Neurons of the Hypothalamus Isolated from Mice: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Basic statistics and two-way ANOVA (group × time) results.

		Time		F-number
		Before	After	Group	Time	Interaction
Systolic blood pressure	DW	114.57 (4.63)	110.57 (4.06)	1.46	39.87^∗∗	15.41^∗∗
	Lavender	114.29 (3.74)	97.14 (4.27)
Diastolic blood pressure	DW	67.67 (4.69)	70.86 (5.27)	0.37	2.21	5.83^∗
	Lavender	69.43 (3.82)	63.43 (3.99)
Pulse rate	DW	73.71 (3.58)	70.86 (2.72)	0.00	8.52^∗	2.63
	Lavender	77.14 (3.67)	67.14 (2.30)
SDS	DW	32.71 (2.19)	33.71 (2.57)	0.05	3.03	7.85^∗
	Lavender	34.57 (2.75)	30.29 (2.54)
STAI-S	DW	39.00 (2.65)	36.57 (2.85)	0.50	13.9^∗	3.16
	Lavender	38.57 (3.55)	31.71 (1.87)
VAS-hunger	DW	5.39 (1.21)	6.03 (1.09)	0.21	2.70	0.00
	Lavender	6.07 (1.02)	6.69 (1.00)
VAS-thirst	DW	4.04 (0.80)	5.21 (0.79)	0.07	3.41^†	0.74
	Lavender	4.74 (1.09)	5.17 (1.05)
VAS-appetite	DW	6.83 (0.93)	6.86 (0.99)	0.19	3.39^†	3.09
	Lavender	5.66 (1.07)	6.89 (0.92)
Cortisol	DW	15.51 (1.12)	13.53 (1.54)	0.15	10.57^∗∗	0.02
	Lavender	14.94 (0.96)	12.77 (1.46)

 < 0.10,  < 0.05,  < 0.01. DW = distilled water; SDS = Self-Rating Depression Scale; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; VAS = Visual Analogue Scale.