Differential effects of the aromas of Salvia species on memory and mood

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 388-396

  Moss, Lucy ^a   Rouse, Michelle ^a   Wesnes, Keith A ^a,b   Moss, Mark ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cognitive Drug Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aroma; Cognition; Memory; Mood; Sage; Salvia

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA LAVANDULAEFOLIA EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROMA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; SALVIA; SALVIA LAVANDULAEFOLIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AROMATHERAPY; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROMATHERAPY; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; OILS, VOLATILE; SALVIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955764245     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1129     Document Type: Article

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