A brief review of current scientific evidence involving aromatherapy use for nausea and vomiting

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 534-540

  Lua, Pei Lin ^a   Zakaria, Noor Salihah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT OIL;

AROMATHERAPY; CINAHL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

ANTIEMETICS; AROMATHERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GINGER; HUMANS; MENTHA PIPERITA; NAUSEA; OILS, VOLATILE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCIENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 84864351645     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0862     Document Type: Review

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