Effects of Bergamot (Citrus bergamia (Risso) Wright & Arn.) Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Mood States, Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity, and Salivary Cortisol Levels in 41 Healthy Females

Complementary Medicine Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-49

  Watanabe, Eri ^a   Kuchta, Kenny ^b   Kimura, Mari ^a   Rauwald, Hans Wilhelm ^c   Kamei, Tsutomu ^d   Imanishi, Jiro ^e  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sanyo Gakuen University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bergamot essential oil (BEO); Citrus bergamia (Risso) Wright Arn.; Psycho endocrinological study; Randomized crossover clinical trial; Salivary cortisol; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

BERGAMOT OIL; HYDROCORTISONE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROMATHERAPY; CHEMISTRY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROMATHERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLANT OILS; SALIVA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85001875257     PISSN: 25042092     EISSN: 25042106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000380989     Document Type: Article

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