The elderly have hypertension due to an increase in arterial pressure. Hypertension that is not treated properly can cause complications such as stroke, coronary heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure and blindness. One of the non-pharmacological treatments for citronella aromatherapy. Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) contains monoterpene alcohol linalool geraniol, which function analgesics, cal...

this study evaluated the effects of inhalation of lavender essential oil on the pain of open-heart surgery. the main complaint of patients after open-heart surgery is chest pain. due to the side effects of opioids, it is important to use a non-invasive way to effectively relieve pain including aromatherapy with analgesics. this study is a clinical single-blind trial. the study was conducted on ...

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is painful bleeding in the absence of any confirmed pelvic disorder, which is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and headache. The tendency of patients to use herbal and alternative medicine is more than the past. Regarding the fact that no meta-analytical study has been done to evaluate aromatherap...

Abstract A good aromatherapy experience of an incense stick with filter material depended heavily on the barrier effect particles and comfort temperature aroma. The lack accurate methods to determine aroma greatly hindered quality control product development aromatherapy. In this study, a novel method was proposed measure negative coefficient thermistor needle thermocouple. experimental results...

conclusions according to the present study, rose water noticeably reduces the anxiety of hemodialysis patients. therefore, inhalation of rose water can improve the patient’s emotional and spiritual condition during hemodialysis treatment. results mean scores of state and trait anxiety in the experimental group before intervention were 47/47 ± 7/6 and 49/56 ± 13/8, respectively; those after week...