Joswiak D, Kinney ME, Johnson JR, Kolste AK, Griffin KH, Rivard RL, Dusek JA The Journal of nursing administration, 2016 ABSTRACT: Healthcare systems are increasingly looking to integrate aromatherapy (essential oils) as a safe, low-cost, and nonpharmacologic option for patient care to reduce pain, nausea, and anxiety and to improve sleep. This article describes the… Read more »
The effectiveness of nurse-delivered aromatherapy in an acute care setting
Johnson JR, Rivard RL, Griffin KH, Kolste AK, Joswiak D, Kinney ME, Dusek JA Complementary therapies in medicine, 2016 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To examine the use and effectiveness of essential oil therapeutic interventions on pain, nausea, and anxiety, when provided by nurses to patients in acute hospital settings across a large health system. This study expands… Read more »
Evaluating the efficacy of lavender aromatherapy on peripheral venous cannulation pain and anxiety: A prospective, randomized study
Karaman T, Karaman S, Dogru S, Tapar H, Sahin A, Suren M, Arici S, Kaya Z Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2016 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy on pain, anxiety, and level of satisfaction associated with the peripheral venous cannulation (PVC) in patients undergoing surgery. METHODS: One… Read more »
Antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of lavender essential oil
Silva GL, Luft C, Lunardelli A, Amaral RH, Melo DA, Donadio MV, Nunes FB, Azambuja MS, Santana JC, Moraes CM, Mello RO, Cassel E, Pereira MA, Oliveira JR
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2015
The influence of essential oils on the process of wound healing: a review of the current evidence.
Woollard AC, Tatham KC, Barker S
Journal of Wound Care, 2007
Cold and L-menthol-induced sensitization in healthy volunteers–a cold hypersensitivity analogue to the heat/capsaicin model
Andersen HH, Poulsen JN, Uchida Y, Nikbakht A, Arendt-Nielsen L, Gazerani P
Pain, 2015
Cyclodextrin-Complexed Ocimum basilicum Leaves Essential Oil Increases Fos Protein Expression in the Central Nervous System and Produce an Antihyperalgesic Effect in Animal Models for Fibromyalgia
Nascimento SS, Araújo AA, Brito RG, Serafini MR, Menezes PP, DeSantana JM, Júnior WL, Alves PB, Blank AF, Oliveira RC, Oliveira AP, Albuquerque-Júnior RL, Almeida JR, Quintans-Júnior LJ
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014
Physicochemical Characterization and Analgesic Effect of Inclusion Complexes of Essential Oil from Hyptis.
Menezes PP, Araújo AA, Dória GA, Quintans-Júnior LJ, Oliveira MG, Santos MR, Oliveira JF, Matos JR, Carvalho FM, Alves PB, Matos IL, Santos DA, Marreto RN, Silva GF, Serafini MR
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2014
Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Effects of the Essential Oil from Leaves of Xylopia laevigata in Experimental Models
Queiroz JC, Antoniolli AR, Quintans-Júnior LJ, Brito RG, Barreto RS, Costa EV, da Silva TB, Prata AP, de Lucca W Jr, Almeida JR, Lima JT,Quintans JS
TheScientificWorldJournal, 2014
Essential oils as Therapeutics
Garg, SC
Natural Product Radiance, 2005