Blood concentration and uptake of d-limonene during aromatherapy massage with sweet orange oil. A pilot study

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 97-102

  Fewell, F ^a   McVicar, A ^a   Gransby, R ^a   Morgan, P ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption in vivo; Citrus oils; d limonene; Evidence based practice; Systemic concentration

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; BERGAMOT OIL; BETA PINENE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; CITRUS OIL; COCONUT OIL; GERANIOL; GERANYL ACETATE; HUMULENE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; SABINENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE;

ADULT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING APPARATUS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDARIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASSAGE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SEDATION; SLEEP; SWEET ORANGE;

EID: 36549079217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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