Anxiety Relieving Study On The Aroma Of Three Kinds Of Essential Oil

Aromatic plant is an important flavor and medicinal plant. Nowadays, the research of aromatic plant not only focuses on its incense but also the function of medical care. The aromatherapy, which is based on aromatic essential oil, demonstrates great potential because of its purely natural quality, convenient operation, high popularity and obvious effects. The essential oil is good for both physical and mental health. Aroma can help people to relieve their anxiety and calm down. But some problems have appeared during the process. Firstly, it is hard to compare the different effects among numerous essential oil only by people's feelings. Secondly, the essential oil which contains more linalyl acetate and linalool is generally considered to be more effective in relieving anxiety. Thirdly, there are few researches on the medical effect which is experimented on animal and human being in essential oil. Fourthly, essential oils are not combined. Compounded oil is likely to be more effective.The essential oil was analyzed by GC-MS, in order to research the impact of lavender oil, Clary Sage oil and a kind of compounded oil. This paper established the vacant bottle stimulus method to produce anxiety model with SD rat, then pick up the most effective oil to experiment on human being. The result indicated as follows: (1) Essential oil aroma could appease the anxiety of rat, reduce the aggressive behavior and increase the weight. The effect of compounded oil was optimum, the lavender oil took second place. (2) The essential oil aroma had immune-enhancing properties, the WBC, LYM, HGB level had been raised. (3) Essential oil aroma could modulate the metabolizing of blood lipids of serum in anxiety SD rats. In the respect of balance the level of TC, TG and GLU, keep LDL-C, HDL-C level. The result indicated the aroma had the value of defending cardiovascular disease and treatment. (4) The compounded essential oil aroma had significant effect on lowering the blood press, heart rate, improving volunteers'mental and physical health. (5) The anxiety, phobic anxiety, compulsive symptomes, depression and sleep quality of those volunteers were improved after aroma smelling.