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Chemical composition and stimultating effect of Citrus hystrix oil on humans

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2007

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Article

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8825734

DOI

10.1002/ffj.1820

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2-s2.0-34548673767

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Flavour and Fragrance Journal. Vol 22, No.5 (2007), p.443-449

Suggested Citation

Hongratanaworakit T., Buchbauer G. Chemical composition and stimultating effect of Citrus hystrix oil on humans. Flavour and Fragrance Journal. Vol 22, No.5 (2007), p.443-449. doi:10.1002/ffj.1820 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4363

Title

Chemical composition and stimultating effect of Citrus hystrix oil on humans

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Hongratanaworakit T.
 Buchbauer G.

Abstract

Kaffir lime essential oil was obtained from fresh peels of Citrus hystrix (Rutaceae) by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC and GC-MS. The effects of kaffir lime oil on human autonomic and behavioural parameters after massage were investigated in this study. Forty healthy volunteers participated in the experiments. Autonomic parameters recorded were skin temperature, pulse rate, breathing rate and blood pressure. Behavioural parameters were assessed by means of visual analogue scales (VAS). The kaffir lime oil caused a significant increase in blood pressure and a significant decrease in skin temperature. Regarding the behavioural parameters, subjects in the kaffir lime oil group rated themselves more alert, attentive, cheerful and vigorous than subjects in the control group. These findings are likely to represent stimulating/activating effects of the kaffir lime oil and provide some evidence for the use of kaffir lime oil in aromatherapy, such as causing relief from depression and stress in humans. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Subject(s)

Chemical composition
 Kaffir lime oil
 Physiological parameter
 Chemical analysis
 Distillation
 Fragrances
 Fruit juices
 Gas chromatography
 Mass spectrometry
 Physiology
 Essential oils
 Alpha phellandrene
 Alpha thujene
 Beta pinene
 Borneol
 Camphene
 Caryophyllene
 Citronellal
 Citronellol
 Citrus hystrix extract
 Citrus oil
 Essential oil
 Gamma cadinene
 Germacrene D
 Limonene
 Linalool
 Myrcene
 Para cymene
 Pinene
 Plant extract
 Sabinene
 Terpinene
 Terpineol
 Terpinolene
 Unclassified drug
 Adult
 Alertness
 Aromatherapy
 Article
 Attention
 Behavior change
 Blood pressure
 Breathing rate
 Chemical composition
 Citrus fruit
 Citrus hystrix
 Controlled study
 Depression
 Diastolic blood pressure
 Distillation
 Female
 Gas chromatography
 Human
 Human experiment
 Male
 Mass spectrometry
 Massage
 Normal human
 Pulse rate
 Rutaceae
 Sensory stimulation
 Skin temperature
 Stress management
 Systolic blood pressure
 Visual analog scale
 Volunteer
 Citrus hystrix
 Rutaceae

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