Scientists couldn’t prove curative effects of aromatherapy
The aromatherapy does not influence immunity, pain sensitivity and speed of wounds’ healing. Such is the conclusion of scientists from University of Ohio, who have studied influence of citric and lavender oils on healthy volunteers.
It was found out, that aromatherapy had no influence on level of hormones of stress and factors of immunity, it also did not quicken healing of wounds. The only positive effect, which was fixed - improvement of mood under influence of citric (but not lavender) oil.
«Human body is a complex mechanism, and if someone feels like better from aromatherapy, we are not going to make him or her change the mind. Nevertheless, we did not manage to reveal any physiological effects of aromatic oils», - informed Professor William Malarkey.
Results of the research have been published in magazine Psychoneuroendocrinology.