Aromatherapy in the Control of Stress and Anxiety

Paula, Dias; Lus, Pedro; Pereira, Olvia Rodrigues; Sousa, Maria João

doi:10.4172/2327-5162.1000248

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“…A recent study supported these findings with a 7:3 blend of lavender and rose, detailing lower state anxiety scores in nursing students after inhaling the blend against a control group [29]. Outside of the nursing environment, healthy but headache prone participants described fewer experiences of state anxiousness following inhaling a blend that included lavender, combined with chamomile in a 6:4 ratio [30]. Lavender essential oil blends have also been tested in conventional clinical care.…”

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To Blend or Not to Blend? Anxiety Buffering Effects of Essential Oil Aromas

Swinburne¹,

Bowerbank²,

Moss³

2023

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Essential oils of pure lavender and lavender blends have been employed as potential anxiolytic aromas in aromatherapy, but a direct comparison of their effectiveness is lacking. The current study investigated the effects of aroma on induced anxiety in non-clinical adults, comparing pure lavender, a commercially available blend and a no aroma control. An experimental, quantitative, mixed factorial design with an opportunity sample of 60 participants was employed. Participants were randomly allocated to three equal groups, one tested in a room infused with lavender aroma, the second with the doTerra Peace ® blend, and the third free from any aroma. Participants' state anxiety scores were measured before and after a novel video-based anxiety induction procedure. Data analysis revealed that the anxiety induction was successful and that both aromas delivered small to medium-sized buffering effects compared to no aroma. The findings add to a small body of research in an area where the practice is global yet has limited scientific evaluation. Future studies utilising brain imaging and blood serum analysis to investigate the anxiolytic mechanism of aromas would be beneficial to further our understanding.

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confidence: 83%

To Blend or Not to Blend? Anxiety Buffering Effects of Essential Oil Aromas

Swinburne¹,

Bowerbank²,

Moss³

2023

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“…Sebuah penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penanganan stres menggunakan aromaterapi memberikan penurunan tingkat stres secara signifikan sebesar 30% dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol. 5 Aromaterapi merupakan terapi dengan menggunakan uap dari minyak esensial yang berasal dari tanaman untuk meningkatkan kondisi kesehatan psikologis. 6 Pemakaian aromaterapi dengan metode inhalasi adalah metode yang paling efektif mengatasi stres dibandingkan pijat (topikal) ataupun oral.…”

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Comparison of Aromatherapy Effect of Lavender and Rosemary to Stress in Adults

Maharianingsih

Ariasanti

2022

Indones J Clin Pharm

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Stress is a change condition caused by severe demands, and it occurs at all ages, depending on responsibility as adults. Furthermore, lavender and rosemary aromatherapy can be used to alleviate the effects. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of lavender and rosemary aromatherapy in managing stress in adults. This was a quasi-experimental two-group pre-post test design study conducted in May 2021. A total of 70 adult subjects were selected through purposive sampling, divided into two groups: one receiving lavender and the other rosemary aromatherapy interventions for 7 days. The stress level was measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 42 (DASS-42) questionnaire. The results showed average stress before the administration of lavender on the subjects from the first group to be 23.5, after which it was observed to decrease by 8.97%, 18.90%, and 34.14% on the third, fifth, and seventh day, respectively. Meanwhile, in the second group, the average stress before the given intervention of rosemary aromatherapy was 22.14, which was observed to decrease by 12.91%, 25.36%, and 51.14% on the third, fifth, and seventh day, respectively. The Mann-Whitney U test showed a higher reduction in stress levels (p=0.000) after using rosemary aromatherapy. It is concluded that rosemary aromatherapy is more effective (p=0.000) in reducing stress in adults than in lavender.

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“…Rangsangan kawasan ini (dikenali sebagai Limbic Sistem) menyebabkan pelepasan bahan kimia "feel-good" dikenali sebagai endorfin (Raghuvanshi, V. P. et al 2013). Paula, et al (2018), dalam ujian aromaterapi, mendapati bahawa "kelompok aroma" menunjukkan penurunan yang signifikan sebesar 12% dan 30%, dalam tingkatan stres dan kecemasan masing-masing, manakala dalam "kelompok kontrol" penurunan ini lebih rendah (3,3% dan 2,6% untuk tingkatan stres dan kecemasan) masing-masing.…”

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Terapi Mandi Bunga Dalam Perubatan Melayu Untuk Penjagaan Kesihatan Mental (Bath Flower Therapy in Malay Medicine for Mental Health)

Abdullah

Hamdan

Hehsan

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Flower Bath therapy is one of the practices in Malay medicine that remains until today. According to Dr. Wan Hasmah Wan Teh, Literature Lecturer, School Of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), she explained that flower bathing is a ritual that is very well known in the Southeast Asian region, including Malaysia, where the Malays are mostly aimed at enhancing the aura, beauty and ‘seri pengantin’ (Siti Sofia, 24 March 2018). Therefore the use of flower bath therapy is often associated with beauty compared to health care. So, the community needs to be given more exposure on the benefits of flower bathing for healthcare. Flower bath therapy in Malay medicine has the potential to be applied as a prevention and for disease treatment, especially in dealing with mental disorders that have doubled over the past ten years (Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam, September 28, 2016). Flower bath therapy can help in mental health problems by lowering the cortisol hormone (stress hormone), enhance the sense of comfort, relaxation and increase endorphin levels that provide a sense of ‘feel-good’ and reduce pain. Flower bath therapy is also found to be potentially in preventing depression. This study is aimed at presenting flower bath therapy as one of the ways for mental healthcare.

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Aromatherapy in the Control of Stress and Anxiety

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

To Blend or Not to Blend? Anxiety Buffering Effects of Essential Oil Aromas

To Blend or Not to Blend? Anxiety Buffering Effects of Essential Oil Aromas

Comparison of Aromatherapy Effect of Lavender and Rosemary to Stress in Adults

Terapi Mandi Bunga Dalam Perubatan Melayu Untuk Penjagaan Kesihatan Mental (Bath Flower Therapy in Malay Medicine for Mental Health)

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