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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: English lavender
Lavanda inglesa
Planta con hojas y flores aromáticas que pertenece a la familia de la menta. El aceite que se extrae de las flores se ha usado en algunas culturas para tratar ciertos problemas médicos, mantener alejados los insectos y lavarse. Asimismo, se usa en aromatoterapia. El alcohol perílico, una sustancia que se encuentra en la lavanda inglesa, está en estudio para prevenir y tratar el cáncer. El nombre científico es . También se llama lavanda y lavanda verdadera.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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