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ชื่อเรื่อง: Aroma-therapeutic effects of massage blended essential oils on humans
ผู้แต่ง: Hongratanaworakit T.
Keywords: bergamot oil
essential oil
lavender oil
placebo
bergamot oil
essential oil
lavender oil
vegetable oil
adult
alertness
anxiety disorder
aromatherapy
arousal
article
attention
autonomic nervous system function
blood pressure measurement
blood pressure regulation
breathing rate
calmness
controlled study
depression
diastolic blood pressure
drug administration route
drug mechanism
drug mixture
emotion
female
human
human experiment
leisure
massage
mood
nonhuman
normal human
pulse rate
skin temperature
systolic blood pressure
chemistry
clinical trial
controlled clinical trial
male
middle aged
Lavandula
Adult
Aromatherapy
Female
Humans
Male
Massage
Middle Aged
Oils, Volatile
Plant Oils
Relaxation
Young Adult
วันที่เผยแพร่: 2011
บทคัดย่อ: Although blended essential oils are increasingly being used for the improvement of the quality of life and for the relief of various symptoms in patients, the scientific evaluation of the aroma-therapeutic effects of blended essential oils in humans is rather scarce. In this study, we hypothesized that applying blended essential oil would provide a synergistic effect that would have a chance for success in treating depression or anxiety. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the blended essential oil on autonomic parameters and on emotional responses in humans following transdermal absorption. The blended essential oil consisted of lavender and bergamot oils. Human autonomic parameters, i.e. blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing rate, and skin temperature, were recorded as indicators of the arousal level of the autonomic nervous system. In addition, subjects had to rate their emotional condition in terms of relaxation, vigor, calmness, attentiveness, mood, and alertness in order to assess subjective behavioral arousal. Forty healthy volunteers participated in the experiments. Blended essential oil was applied topically to the skin of the abdomen of each subject. Compared with placebo, blended essential oil caused significant decreases of pulse rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, which indicated a decrease of autonomic arousal. At the emotional level, subjects in the blended essential oil group rated themselves as 'more calm' and 'more relaxed' than subjects in the control group. This finding suggests a decrease of subjective behavioral arousal. In conclusion, our investigation demonstrates the relaxing effect of a mixture of lavender and bergamot oils. This synergistic blend provides evidence for its use in medicine for treating depression or anxiety in humans.
URI: https://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/14492
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80054786974&doi=10.1177%2f1934578x1100600838&partnerID=40&md5=44dc7a27e6c53017c6e8f31a9fc9e13c
ISSN: 1934578X
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