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Aromatherapy—use of fragrances and essential oils as medicaments

Gerhard Buchbauer, Leopold Jirovetz

Flavour and Fragrance Journal · 1994 · 102 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Abstract The definition of aromatherapy as well as the aromatherapeutical uses of fragrance compounds and essential oils are discussed. Various methods—mainly physiological—to investigate the efficacy of fragrances are shown.

References

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Fragrance Compounds and Essential Oils with Sedative Effects upon Inhalation

Gerhard Buchbauer, Leopold Jirovetz, Walter Jäger et al. · Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 1993 · 370 citations

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Aromatherapy: Evidence for Sedative Effects of the Essential Oil of Lavender after Inhalation

Gerhard Buchbauer, Leopold Jirovetz, Walter Jäger · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C · 1991 · 339 citations · Full text

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Perfumery: the psychology and biology of fragrance

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 196 citations

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Blood Levels of 1,8-Cineole and Locomotor Activity of Mice After Inhalation and Oral Administration of Rosemary Oil<sup>1</sup>

K.‐A. Kovar, B. Gropper, Dorothea Friess et al. · Planta Medica · 1987 · 151 citations

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Effects of ambient odors of lavender and cloves on cognition, memory, affect and mood

H. Wayne Ludvigson, Theresa R. Rottman · Chemical Senses · 1989 · 144 citations

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