Essential oil of lavender inhibited the decreased attention during a long-term task in humans

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1944-1947

  Shimizu, Kuniyoshi ^a   Gyokusen, Mayumi ^a   Kitamura, Shingo ^a   Kawabe, Takahiro ^a   Kozaki, Tomoaki ^a   Ishibashi, Keita ^a   Izumi, Ryusuke ^a   Mizunoya, Wataru ^a   Ohnuki, Koichiro ^a   Kondo, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attention; Essential oil; Lavendula angustifolia (lavender); Natural volatile; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

LINALYL ACETATE; REACTION TIME (RT); SUSTAINED ATTENTION; TWO MATERIALS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALYL ACETATE; MENTHOL; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EUCALYPTUS; HUMAN; LAVENDER; ODOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; LAVANDULA; MENTHOL; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; OILS, VOLATILE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EUCALYPTUS; LAVANDULA;

EID: 47949119813     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70835     Document Type: Article

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