Effect of lavender aromatherapy on menopause hot flushing: A crossover randomized clinical trial

Abstract

This study indicated that the use of lavender aromatherapy reduced menopause flushing. Given the impact of stress on flushing and the undesirable effects of menopause symptoms on the quality of life, it would appear that this simple, noninvasive, safe, and effective method can be used by menopausal women with noticeable benefits.

Improved Antibacterial Effect of Blending Essential Oils

“…라벤더는 Lavandula angustifolia 학명으로 여 러 가지 용도로 사용되는 것으로 스트레스, 불면, 우울 , 항산화 에 효과가 있다고 알려져 있다 [8,9]. 멜리사는 Melissa officinalis 학명으로 가장 오래되고 여전히 흔히 사용되는 것으로 평온, 항 경련효과, 항균제, 항바이러스제, 항염증제, 항산화제 및 신경 안정 효과가 있는 것으로 보고 되었다 [10].…”

Efficacy of mind–body therapies and exercise‐based interventions on menopausal‐related outcomes among Asian perimenopause women: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and synthesis without a meta‐analysis

“…Among the 23 included studies, six studies were conducted in Iran (Abedi, Nikkhah, & Najar, ; Asghari, Mirghafourvand, Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi, Malakouti, & Nedjat, ; Bakhtiari et al, ; Darsareh, Taavoni, Joolaee, & Haghani, ; Kazemzadeh, Nikjou, Rostamnegad, & Norouzi, ; Taavoni, Darsareh, Joolaee, & Haghani, ), five studies were conducted in India (Chattha, Nagarathna, Padmalatha, & Nagendra, ; Jayabharathi & Judie, ; Joshi, Khandwe, Bapat, & Deshmukh, ; Sujithra, ; Vora & Dangi, ), three in Turkey (Angin, Erden, & Can, ; Basat, Esmaeilzadeh, & Eskiyurt, ; Teoman et al, ), three in China (Gao, Zhang, Qi, & Petridis, ; Hu et al, ; Zhang et al, ), three in Japan (Iioka & Komatsu, ; Kai, Nagamatsu, Kitabatake, & Sensui, ; Ueda, ), one in South Korea (Hur, Yang, & Lee, ), one in Thailand (Ngowsiri, Tanmahasamut, & Sukonthasab, ), and one in Taiwan (Yeh & Chang, ).…”

“…Nine studies examined exercise‐based interventions that comprised one of the following exercise: aerobic (Asghari et al, ; Zhang et al, ), strengthening/high impact (Basat et al, ; Teoman et al, ), walking (Abedi et al, ), Pilates (Angin et al, ), square dance (Gao et al, ), stretching (Kai et al, ), or Rusie Dutton Thai (Ngowsiri et al, ). Five studies (Bakhtiari et al, ; Darsareh et al, ; Hur et al, ; Kazemzadeh et al, ; Taavoni et al, ) tested the effectiveness of aromatherapy, four studies had yoga as their interventions (Chattha et al, ; Jayabharathi & Judie, ; Joshi et al, ; Vora & Dangi, ), three studies involved multi‐modal interventions (education and exercise‐based) (Hu et al, ; Iioka & Komatsu, ; Ueda, ), one study involved autogenic relaxation (Sujithra, ), and one study involved qigong as their intervention (Yeh & Chang, ). One study (Basat et al, ) had two intervention groups: strengthening exercise and high‐impact exercise.…”

“…Pilates (Angin et al, 2015), square dance (Gao et al, 2016), stretching (Kai et al, 2016), or Rusie Dutton Thai (Ngowsiri et al, 2014). Five studies (Bakhtiari et al, 2019;Darsareh et al, 2012;Hur et al, 2008;Kazemzadeh et al, 2016;Taavoni et al, 2013) tested the effectiveness of aromatherapy, four studies had yoga as their interventions (Chattha et al, 2008;Jayabharathi & Judie, 2014;Joshi et al, 2011;Vora & Dangi, 2014), three studies involved multi-modal interventions (education and exercise-based) (Hu et al, 2017;Iioka & Komatsu, 2014;Ueda, 2004), one study involved autogenic relaxation (Sujithra, 2013), and one study involved qigong as their intervention (Yeh & Chang, 2012). One study (Basat et al, 2013) had two intervention groups:…”

“…The durations of the interventions in the included studies ranged from 1 week (Sujithra, 2013) to 24 weeks (Angin et al, 2015;Basat et al, 2013). Four studies (Asghari et al, 2017;Chattha et al, 2008;Iioka & Komatsu, 2014;Kazemzadeh et al, 2016) examined hot flashes as a specific menopausal symptom in their studies. Therefore, hot flashes will be reported as a separate outcome from other menopausal symptoms in this review.…”