A Mini-Review of the Medicinal Properties of the Lavender Plant and Ways to Increase Its Effective Compounds

This study investigated the medicinal properties of lavender and ways to increase its production.

To collect relevant data, we reviewed Out of twenty to thirty studies reviewed on the metabolites of this valuable plant and presented the results in the form of a review. Ultimately, we proposed a solution to increase the production of secondary metabolites.

The studies conducted on the therapeutic effects of this plant and the promising results led us to present a plan based on a strategy to increase the production of secondary metabolites. Lavender has been studied in a wide range of diseases and lavender aromatherapy has been shown to reduce anxiety before surgery. It has been found that lavender can be useful in preventing heart damage in people at risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease.

Various elicitors should be used in tissue culture conditions to produce secondary metabolites effectively.