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Stimulating effect of aromatherapy massage with Jasmine oil

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2010

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Article

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ISSN

1934578X

DOI

10.1177/1934578x1000500136

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2-s2.0-77950494028

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Natural Product Communications. Vol 5, No.1 (2010), p.157-162

Suggested Citation

Hongratanaworakit T. Stimulating effect of aromatherapy massage with Jasmine oil. Natural Product Communications. Vol 5, No.1 (2010), p.157-162. doi:10.1177/1934578x1000500136 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7663

Title

Stimulating effect of aromatherapy massage with Jasmine oil

Author(s)

Hongratanaworakit T.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage with jasmine oil (Jasminum sambac L., Oleaceae) on humans. Human autonomic parameters, i.e. blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, 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. Jasmine oil was applied topically to the skin of the abdomen of each subject. Compared with placebo, jasmine oil caused significant increases of breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, which indicated an increase of autonomic arousal. At the emotional level, subjects in the jasmine oil group rated themselves as more alert, more vigorous and less relaxed than subjects in the control group. This finding suggests an increase of subjective behavioral arousal. In conclusion, our results demonstrated the stimulating/activating effect of jasmine oil and provide evidence for its use in aromatherapy for the relief of depression and uplifting mood in humans.

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Central stimulant agent
 Jasmine oil
 Placebo
 Unclassified drug
 Jasmine oil
 Oxygen
 Vegetable oil
 Adult
 Alertness
 Aromatherapy
 Arousal
 Article
 Attention
 Blood oxygen tension
 Blood pressure
 Breathing rate
 Clinical article
 Clinical trial
 Controlled clinical trial
 Controlled study
 Diastolic blood pressure
 Drug absorption
 Emotion
 Female
 Human
 Jasmine
 Leisure
 Male
 Massage
 Mood
 Pulse rate
 Skin temperature
 Systolic blood pressure
 Adolescent
 Affect
 Autonomic nervous system
 Blood
 Drug effect
 Heart rate
 Massage
 Jasminum
 Jasminum sambac
 Oleaceae
 Adolescent
 Affect
 Aromatherapy
 Autonomic Nervous System
 Blood Pressure
 Female
 Heart Rate
 Humans
 Male
 Massage
 Oxygen
 Plant Oils
 Relaxation
 Respiratory Rate
 Skin Temperature
 Young Adult

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