Aromatherapy

The use of fragrances and essences from plants to affect or alter a person's mood or behavior and to facilitate physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The chemicals comprising essential oils in plants has a host of therapeutic properties and has been used historically in Africa, Asia, and India. Its greatest application is in the field of alternative medicine. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; from Dr. Atiba Vheir, Dove Center, Washington, D.C.)

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Networked: 622 relevant articles (135 outcomes, 257 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Bagetta, Giacinto: 9 articles (01/2022 - 09/2010)
2.	Scuteri, Damiana: 8 articles (01/2022 - 01/2017)
3.	Lee, Myeong Soo: 8 articles (12/2021 - 07/2006)
4.	Corasaniti, Maria Tiziana: 7 articles (01/2022 - 09/2010)
5.	Sakurada, Shinobu: 7 articles (01/2022 - 09/2010)
6.	Sakurada, Tsukasa: 7 articles (01/2022 - 09/2010)
7.	Hur, Myung-Haeng: 6 articles (02/2022 - 07/2006)
8.	Ozdemir, Leyla: 6 articles (03/2019 - 01/2016)
9.	Khatony, Alireza: 5 articles (01/2021 - 01/2019)
10.	Morrone, Luigi Antonio: 5 articles (04/2020 - 09/2010)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 02/14/2022 - "Childbirth is a stressful and physically painful event in a woman's life and aromatherapy is one of the most used non-pharmacological methods that is effective in reducing anxiety and perceived pain. " 01/01/2023 - "Compared with the control group, the intervention group showed statistically significant improvement in the sleep quality scores in the first weeks after aromatherapy massage (B = -1.19, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -2.35, -0.02, P =.046), but no statistically significant differences were found in the changes in pain levels from baseline to the three time points. " 01/01/2020 - "Our analysis showed inhalation aromatherapy was significantly effective in reducing anxiety (MD= -3.11, 95 % CI [-5.26, -0.96], p = 0.005), and pain (MD= -0.83, 95 % CI [-1.59, -0.07], p = 0.03) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. " 01/01/2019 - "Aromatherapy with Melissa officinalis and Lavandula officinalis has been employed to handle BPSDs, but it has not provided strong evidence to offer relief from pain. " 01/02/1995 - "Responses to the post-therapy questionnaire indicate that patients consider the massage or aromatherapy to be beneficial in reducing anxiety, tension, pain and depression."
2.	Fatigue 01/01/2022 - "Interventions such as educational-based programs (n = 5), nutrition-based programs (n = 2), massage therapy (n = 3), exercise-based programs (n = 4), relaxation technique (n = 3), combination of relaxation technique and inhalation aromatherapy (n = 1), energy therapy (reflexology and acupressure) (n = 3), and mind-guided imagery (n = 1) were effective in reducing fatigue in Iranian HD patients. " 07/01/2008 - "Furthermore, as compared to massage alone, the aromatherapy body treatment provides a stronger and continuous relief from fatigue, especially fatigue of mental origin." 05/01/2020 - "In the study, it was determined that aromatherapy administration improved sleep quality (P < .001) and decreased fatigue severity in the elderly (P < .05). " 01/01/2022 - "Aromatherapy could possibly provide relief for those suffering from fatigue. " 11/01/2021 - "Aromatherapy may help to reduce the severity of fatigue in adults receiving haemodialysis. "
3.	Nausea 10/01/2018 - " the summary of the findings of six studies, we did not find aromatherapy to be effective in reducing nausea severity in comparison to placebo (SMD -0.22, 95% CI -0.63 to 0.18, P value = 0.28, 241 participants, level of evidence: low). " 01/01/2022 - "Cardamom aromatherapy was effective in alleviating mothers' experience of nausea and retching across the cesarean surgical continuum. " 10/01/2022 - "Aromatherapy resulted in an improvement in self-reported nausea scores in a pediatric surgical outpatient population and was a family satisfier. " 10/01/2015 - "The Efficacy of Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Postdischarge Nausea in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Abdominal Surgery." 11/01/2018 - "While well received, well tolerated, nontoxic, and noninvasive, ginger aromatherapy did not significantly decrease nausea in patients enrolled in this study. "
4.	Dementia (Dementias) 12/01/2015 - "Clinical aromatherapy is a complementary therapy that may be very helpful for elderly dementia care. " 07/01/2002 - "The finding that aromatherapy with essential balm oil is a safe and effective treatment for clinically significant agitation in people with severe dementia, with additional benefits for key quality of life parameters, indicates the need for further controlled trials." 09/01/2016 - "However, changes in agitation within 24 hours following aromatherapy massage showed some significant changes in Weeks 5 and 9. Aromatherapy massage can be an effective and safe intervention to alleviate specific agitated behaviors and depressive mood in individuals with dementia. " 06/01/2004 - "Two controlled trials of aromatherapy to decrease agitation in persons with dementia have recently produced promising results. " 07/01/2002 - "Aromatherapy as a safe and effective treatment for the management of agitation in severe dementia: the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Melissa."
5.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 04/01/2023 - "Aromatherapy significantly improved sleep quality among cancer patients compared with those in the control groups (routine care, no intervention, and placebo) (standardized mean difference [SMD] = -0.92, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -1.39 to -0.46; p < 0.001, I2 = 89%). " 01/01/2013 - "Aromatherapy with light Thai massage can be beneficial for the immune systems of cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy by increasing the number of lymphocytes and can help to reduce the severity of common symptoms." 07/01/2022 - "This meta-analysis indicated that aromatherapy appeared to be effective for anxiety [SMD = -0.51, 95%CI (-0.83, -0.19), P = 0.002] and depression [SMD = -0.44, 95%CI (-0.76, -0.12), P = 0.008] symptoms in cancer patients. " 01/01/2022 - "In cancer patients, the aromatherapy was effective for relieving anxiety. " 01/01/2022 - "The aromatherapy was effective in relieving anxiety (SMD = -0.49, p < 0.05) in people with cancer. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	lavender oil
2.	Volatile Oils (Essential Oils)
3.	Antiemetics
4.	Plant Oils (Vegetable Oils)
5.	2-Propanol (Isopropyl Alcohol)
6.	peppermint oil
7.	Hydrocortisone (Cortisol)
8.	Oxygen (Dioxygen)
9.	Botulinum Toxins (Botulinum Toxin)
10.	Bee Venoms (Bee Venom)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Massage (Zone Therapy)
2.	Therapeutics
3.	Musculoskeletal Manipulations (Manipulative Therapy)
4.	Acupressure (Shiatsu)
5.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)