Plasma 1,8-cineole correlates with cognitive performance following exposure to rosemary essential oil aroma

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 103-113

  Moss, Mark ^a   Oliver, Lorraine ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aroma; cholinergic; cineole; cognition; essential oil; mood; rosemary

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AROMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSEMARY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VENOUS BLOOD; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 84998183273     PISSN: 20451253     EISSN: 20451261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2045125312436573     Document Type: Article

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