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The effects of Litsea cubeba essential oil inhalation on brain wave activity

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Title The effects of Litsea cubeba essential oil inhalation on brain wave activity
 
Creator Nuiden, Nida
Sayorwan, Winai
Fotod, Tewelde G
Palanuvej, Chanida
Ruangrungsi, Nijsiri
 
Subject Brainwaves
Electroencephalography
Essential oil
Litsea cubeba oil
Sweet almond oil
 
Description 797-801
Litsea cubeba is a dioecious tree found in Asia, including Thailand. It is known for its therapeutic properties in aromatherapy. This study aims to investigate the effect of L. cubeba essential oil on EEG recordings. Sweet almond oil was used as the essential oil diluent. Twenty-five healthy participants aged 20–35 were recruited. First, the participants inhaled sweet almond oil; then, after a 7-day washout period, they inhaled 10% of the essential oil via face mask (2 L/min). Brainwaves were recorded using Nicolet EEG v32 from Natus Neurology Company (USA). The absolute powers of 4 main frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta waves) were compared during three conditions i.e., resting-state, sweet almond oil inhalation and L. cubeba inhalation. The results indicated that the absolute powers of alpha (8–12.9 Hz) and beta (13–30) activity increased significantly after L. cubeba inhalation. In conclusion, the inhalation of L. cubeba essential oil induced effects on the central nervous system (brainwave activity). L. cubeba essential oil activated both alpha and beta waves, representing calmness and alertness, respectively. This study has demonstrated the effect of L. cubeba essential oil inhalation in complement with well-being and aromatherapeutic applications.
 
Date 2022-11-29T10:28:15Z
2022-11-29T10:28:15Z
2022-11
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60961
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v21i4.31008
 
Language en
 
Relation A61K 36/00
C11B 9/00
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.21(4) [October 2022]