Health Update: Oil remedy offers improved sleep

Cherrill Hicks
Monday 15 August 1994 23:02 BST
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LAVENDER oil can help elderly people sleep better without causing the daytime lethargy brought on by sleeping pills, according to research published in Nursing Times. A drop of the essential oil placed on a pillow was found to help them sleep well at night while remaining alert during the day.

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