Gender-linked aromatherapy

BBC NEWS | Health | Lavender 'takes edge off horror'

Volunteers were given either capsules containing lavender or a placebo.
Their physiological responses to neutral, scary and light-hearted film clips were then observed.
Women who took lavender had an increased heart rate variation - an indicator of a more relaxed state - during all three films.
But men in fact displayed more symptoms of stress - including sweaty palms - during the scary film if they had taken a capsule containing lavender.

2009/24: The Original Road Kill Cookbook -- B. R. Peterson

The Original Road Kill Cookbook -- B. R. Peterson
Never tell your dinner guests what they are eating until they are done! (p.46)
( my review )