Smelling lavender and rosemary increases free radical scavenging activity and decreases cortisol level in saliva

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-96

  Atsumi, Toshiko ^a   Tonosaki, Keiichi ^a  

^a MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aromatherapy; DPPH; Free radical; Radical scavenging

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMYLASE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROCORTISONE; LAVENDER OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STRESS HORMONE;

ADULT; AROMA; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SMELLING; STIMULATION;

ADULT; ALPHA-AMYLASE; AROMATHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; ROSMARINUS; SALIVA;

EID: 33847107600     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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