From antiquity to modern hygiene: the archaeological and medicinal legacy of lavender as a promising antimicrobial agent

Introduction: The understanding of ancient medicinal and hygienic practices using medicinal plants provides a foundation for collaboration with modern medical science. The aim of this paper is first to give a review of archaeological evidence of one of such plants – lavender, belonging to the Lamiac...

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Published in:	GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Main Authors:	Civilyte, Agne, Karanikola, Kyriaki, Kramer, Axel
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2025-05-01
Subjects:	lavender essential oils roots ancient world antimicrobial efficacy perspectives for development
Online Access:	https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/hic/volume20/dgkh000550