Biological activities of essential oils: From plant chemoecology to traditional healing systems

J Sharifi-Rad, A Sureda, GC Tenore, M Daglia… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives
arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular …

Lavandula Essential Oils: A Current Review of Applications in Medicinal, Food, and Cosmetic Industries of Lavender

R Wells, F Truong, AM Adal… - Natural Product …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The global essential oil market has been steadily increasing in size over the past few years,
and is estimated to reach ca. $7.5 billion USD per annum by 2018. Lavenders (Lavandula; …

Investigating the effect of rose essential oil in patients with primary dysmenorrhea

M Uysal, HY Doğru, E Sapmaz, U Tas… - … therapies in clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effects of rose essential oil on primary
dysmenorrhea. Methods One hundred patients were randomly divided into two groups; …

Effects of aromatherapy on dysmenorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Song, M Lee, E Min, ME Kim, G Fike… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Menstrual pain is not a disease, but it is a problem that periodically makes women
uncomfortable during menstrual cycles. There has been a continuing effort to alleviate …

Aromatherapy for managing pain in primary dysmenorrhea: A systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials

MS Lee, HW Lee, M Khalil, HS Lim, HJ Lim - Journal of clinical medicine, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aromatherapy, the therapeutic use of essential oils, is often used to reduce pain in primary
dysmenorrhea. Eleven databases, including four English (PubMed, AMED, EMBASE, and …

A randomized placebo-controlled study of aromatherapy for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

S Karaman, T Karaman, H Tapar, S Dogru… - … therapies in medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the aromatherapy treatment effects on
PONV patients using ginger, lavender and rose oils and a placebo. Design A randomized 4 …

Lavandula angustifolia essential oil inhalation reduces mechanical hyperalgesia in a model of inflammatory and neuropathic pain: The involvement of opioid and …

NN Donatello, AA Emer, DC Salm, DD Ludtke… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lavandula angustifolia (LaEO) essential oil has been widely used by aromatherapy in the
treatment of various clinical conditions, with evidence of its analgesic and anti-inflammatory …

Effect of aromatherapy on coping with premenstrual syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

T Uzunçakmak, SA Alkaya - Complementary therapies in medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and aim Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a health problem which
begins approximately one week before menstruation in women occurs as a set of physical …

Dysmenorrhea characteristics of female students of health school and affecting factors and their knowledge and use of complementary and alternative medicine …

TS Midilli, E Yasar, E Baysal - Holistic Nursing Practice, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the menstruation and dysmenorrhea
characteristics and the factors affecting dysmenorrhea of health school students, and the …

Integrating lifestyle focused approaches into the management of primary dysmenorrhea: Impact on quality of life

O Tsonis, F Gkrozou, Z Barmpalia… - … Journal of Women's …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This narrative review aims to identify alternative ways to improve the symptoms of
primary dysmenorrhea (PD). Background PD refers to endometrial painful cramps during the …