INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECONDARY METABOLITE, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.360-376, 2022 (Scopus)
Lavandula stoechas is distributed in Africa, Europe, and Asia continents,
especially in the countries of Southern Europe and North Africa neighboring the
Mediterranean. The use of L. stoechas, which has a cosmopolitan distribution, mainly
in the Mediterranean region, in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and reduction of
inflammatory problems in folk medicine dates back to ancient times. It has been
determined that L. stoechas contains various bioactive phytochemicals such as
flavonoids, catechic tannins, sterols, coumarins, leucoanthocyanins, and mucilages.
The essential oil obtained from the leaves and flowers is widely used in pharmacy.
There are ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological studies on the antimicrobial,
insecticidal, antileishmanial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects of the
essential oil and extracts of the plant. There are intensive studies and clinical data on
its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticonvulsant effects. It has
been determined that L. stoechas has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial,
insecticide, larvicide, anticonvulsant, antispasmodic, sedative, hepatoprotective,
nephroprotective, antidiabetic, and anticancer effects with scientific studies based on
the traditional use of L. stoechas. This review supports that the aforementioned plant
can be used as a medicine in the light of its traditional use and the data obtained as a
result of scientific studies. In this review, it was emphasized that some regulations
should be made on the cultivation, formulation, and marketing of L. stoechas.