What is it about?

In our study, we have shown that the essential oil from the leaves of a plant,Myrtus Communis or Myrtle can prolong sleep duration and promotes the traditional use of this plant as a sleep aid.

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Why is it important?

This paper has findings and recommendations that help the scientific community a good spring board on the plant,myrtle,essential oil.

Perspectives

The authors have succeded in doing the hypnotic effect of the plant,myrtle, essential oil and we are moving forward in doing electrophysiological researches about the antidepressant effects and what is going on on some parts of the brain of mice in vitro upon administration. In the mean time we are developing proposals for a grant to participate the scientific community interested to work or deal with us. Regards,Muluken

Mr Muluken Walle Birhanie
Addis Ababa University

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This page is a summary of: Hypnotic effect of the essential oil from the leaves of Myrtus communis on mice, Nature and Science of Sleep, August 2016, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/nss.s101493.
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