Two-week aroma inhalation effects on blood pressure in young men with essential hypertension

作者：Seong Kayeon; Hong Jun Hwa; Hur Myung Haeng^*; Lee Myeong Soo

来源：European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013, 5(3): 254-260.

DOI：10.1016/j.eujim.2012.12.003

• Aromatherapy
• Hypertension
• Blood pressure
• Ambulatory blood pressure

Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of two-week aroma inhalation on lowering the blood pressure of young patients with hypertension compared with a saline-treated control group. %26lt;br%26gt;Participants and methods: Forty newly enlisted soldiers undergoing training before placement diagnosed with hypertension were allocated non-randomly either a 2 week-essential oil aroma inhalation (n = 20) or saline solution control (n = 20). Outcome measures were blood pressure, 24-h ambulatory blood pressures and pulse rate on before, days 2, 5, 9, 12, 14 and 15. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: There were significant differences between the two groups, before treatment and 15 days after treatment, in the systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p %26lt; 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (p = 0.001) and pulse rate (p = 0.02). In addition, the 24-h ambulatory full-time SBP (F = 6.16, p = 0.02), DBP (F = 7.48, p = 0.01) and PR (F = 4.59, p = 0.04) were all significantly different between the two groups (values measured before and after the two-week treatment). When the daytime and nighttime blood pressures were analysed separately, the daytime SBP (F = 4.82, p = 0.03) and DBP (F = 5.68, p = 0.02) demonstrated significant differences, but daytime PR, nighttime BP and PR did not. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: A 2 week-aroma oil inhalation lowered the clinic blood pressures and pulse rates measured in the short-term use study. Lower SBP and 24-h ambulatory blood pressures were observed in the long-term use study.

• 出版日期2013-6