The effects of lavender oil inhalation on emotional states, autonomic nervous system, and brain electrical activity.
Conclusion: The findings provided evidence of the relaxing effect of inhaling lavender oil. The lavender oil caused significant decreases of blood pressure, heart rate, and skin temperature. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22612017 (Lavender)
The effect of lavender oil on stress, bispectral index values, and needle insertion pain in volunteers.
Conclusion: Lavender aromatherapy in volunteers provided a significant decrease in the stress levels and in the BIS values. In addition, it significantly reduced the pain intensity of needle insertion. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21854199 (Lavender)
Non-pharmacological pain relief in labour.
Conclusion: The use of essential oils, lavender, frankincense and rose for relief of anxiety and fear were favourably reported.
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/21213523 (Lavender)
Effects of lavender oil inhalation on improving scopolamine-induced spatial memory impairment.
Conclusion: Chronic exposures to lavender essential oils (daily, for 7 continuous days) significantly reduced anxiety-like behavior and inhibited depression. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/22402245 (Lavender)
The effects of lavender and rosemary essential oils on test-taking anxiety among graduate nursing students.
Conclusion: The use of lavender and rosemary essential oil sachets reduced test-taking stress in graduate nursing students as evidenced by lower scores on test anxiety measure, personal statements, and pulse rates. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/19258850 (Lavender, Rosemary)
Antidepressant-like effect of the extract of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) in mice: Involvement of the monoaminergic system
Conclusion: The extract of Rosemary (R. officinalis) produced an antidepressant-like effect.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278584609000633 (Rosemary)
Effects of aromatherapy on the anxiety, vital signs, and sleep quality of percutaneous coronary intervention patients in intensive care units.
Conclusion: The aromatherapy effectively reduced the anxiety levels and increased the sleep quality of PCI patients admitted to the ICU. Aromatherapy may be used as an independent nursing intervention for reducing the anxiety levels and improving the sleep quality of PCI patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476690 (Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Neroli )
Physical and Psychologic Effects of Aromatherapy Inhalation on Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Conclusion: Significant differences were observed in the tension-anxiety score and the anger-hostility score, and the respective improvements observed were due to aromatherapy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23410527 (Lavender)
Effects of aromatherapy on the anxiety, vital signs, and sleep quality of percutaneous coronary intervention patients in intensive care units.
Conclusion: The aromatherapy effectively reduced the anxiety levels and increased the sleep quality of PCI patients admitted to the ICU. Aromatherapy may be used as an independent nursing intervention for reducing the anxiety levels and improving the sleep quality of PCI patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476690
Effects of inhaled rosemary oil on subjective feelings and activities of the nervous system.
Conclusion: These results confirm the stimulatory effects of rosemary oil and provide supporting evidence that brain wave activity, autonomic nervous system activity, as well as mood states are all affected by the inhalation of the rosemary oil. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/23833718 (Rosemary)
Acute effects of bergamot oil on anxiety-related behaviour and corticosterone levels.
Conclusion: exhibited anxiolytic-like behaviours and attenuated HPA axis activity by reducing the corticosterone response to stress.
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/21105176 (Bergamot)
Aromatherapy benefits autonomic nervous system regulation for elementary school faculty in Taiwan.
Conclusion: Results showed that after spraying bergamot essential oil there were significant decreases in blood pressure, heart rate. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/21584196 (Bergamot)
The effects of the inhalation method using essential oils on blood pressure and stress responses of clients with essential hypertension.
Conclusion: The results suggest that the inhalation method using essential oils of bergamot and lavender can be considered an effective nursing intervention that reduces psychological stress responses and serum cortisol levels, as well as the blood pressure of clients with essential hypertension.
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/17211115 (Bergamot, Lavender)