５５、A folk remedy for inomnia, the cent in lavender flower, ha now been proved effective. In a recent tudy, 30 volunteer with chronic inomnia lept each night for three week on lavender-cented pillow in a controlled room where their leep wa monitored. During the firt week, volunteer continued to take their uual leeping medication. They lept oundly but wakened feeling tired. During the econd week, the volunteer dicontinued their medication. A a reult, they lept le oundly than the previou week and felt even more tired. During the third week, the volunteer lept longer and more oundly than in the previou two week. Thi how that over a hort period of time lavender cure inomnia.
A folk remedy i uually a plant-baed form of treatment common to traditional form of medicine, one that developed before the advent of modern medical ervice and technology.