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Relaxing effect of rose oil on humans

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2009

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1934578X

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10.1177/1934578x0900400226

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Natural Product Communications. Vol 4, No.2 (2009), p.291-296

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Hongratanaworakit T. Relaxing effect of rose oil on humans. Natural Product Communications. Vol 4, No.2 (2009), p.291-296. doi:10.1177/1934578x0900400226 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/3693

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Relaxing effect of rose oil on humans

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Hongratanaworakit T.

Abstract

One increasingly popular type of alternative therapy is aromatherapy, but scientific validation in this field is still rare. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of rose oil (Rosa damascena Mill, Rosaceae) on human autonomic parameters and emotional responses in healthy subjects after transdermal absorption. In order to exclude any olfactory stimulation the inhalation of the fragrances was prevented by breathing masks. Forty healthy volunteers participated in the experiments. Five autonomic parameters, i.e. blood pressure, breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and skin temperature, were recorded. Emotional responses were assessed by means of rating scales. Compared to placebo, rose oil caused significant decreases of breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation and systolic blood pressure, which indicate a decrease of autonomic arousal. At the emotional level, subjects in the rose oil group rated themselves as more calm, more relaxed and less alert than subjects in the control group. These findings are likely to represent a relaxing effect of the rose oil and provide some evidence for the use of rose oil in aromatherapy, such as causing relief of depression and stress in humans.

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Placebo
 Rose oil
 Anxiolytic agent
 Vegetable oil
 Adult
 Aromatherapy
 Article
 Autonomic nervous system
 Blood oxygen tension
 Breathing rate
 Controlled study
 Depression
 Diastolic blood pressure
 Drug absorption
 Drug effect
 Emotion
 Female
 Human
 Human experiment
 Male
 Normal human
 Pulse rate
 Rating scale
 Skin temperature
 Stress
 Systolic blood pressure
 Chemistry
 Rose
 Rosa x damascena
 Rosaceae
 Anti-Anxiety Agents
 Autonomic Nervous System
 Female
 Humans
 Male
 Plant Oils
 Rosa
 Young Adult

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