{"id":58995,"date":"2021-10-31T21:49:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T21:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=58995"},"modified":"2021-10-31T21:49:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T21:49:58","slug":"essential-oils-good-for-health-and-mood-says-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/essential-oils-good-for-health-and-mood-says-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential oils good for health and mood says new study"},"content":{"rendered":"

New research from Monash University scientists has uncovered why certain essential oils can benefit mood. The findings are published in the journal Neurochemistry International<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of volatile compounds extracted from plants. They are used in aromatherapy because they can be released into the air and inhaled at room temperature. Inhaled EOs are readily taken up into the brain, which is distinct from bioactives in plant foods that are eaten.<\/p>\n

However, despite the strong potential benefits for human health and especially for brain health, EO usage is not really optimised for type, or dose. This means that EOs are used in aromatherapy, without a good understanding of which ones are best for particular benefits. Until now, it wasn\u2019t clear which types or what dose would produce the optimal benefit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAromatherapy under particular conditions is reported to consistently enhance emotional health, including lowering anxiety and depression,<\/em>\u201d said Professor Louise Bennett, the study\u2019s lead author from the Monash University School of Chemistry. \u201cHowever, achieving benefits requires understanding which types are best and what dose is required.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the interaction of essential oils with the naturally high levels of ascorbate (e.g. Vitamin C) in the brain can produce either anti-oxidant or pro-oxidant effects. It is the anti-oxidant, but not the pro-oxidant effects, that lead to the mood benefit<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, lavender EO has been consistently shown to produce a mood-improving effect, which we now believe is related to its strong anti-oxidant effect in the brain.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time, this work paves the way to select and classify EOs according to their mechanistic properties and to potentially develop inexpensive but effective therapies for the brain<\/em>,\u201d Professor Bennett said.<\/p>\n

The study by Professor Bennett and PhD candidate, Minoli Aponso, has been able to identify which EOs will benefit mood improvement and alternately, which ones will produce anti-infective properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working towards developing EOs for a range of applications including: treating depression and anxiety, infection, inflammation and potentially even cancer<\/em>,\u201d Professor Bennett said.<\/p>\n

The researchers are also working on understanding the dose required for beneficial effects. \u201cWe can predict the volatile and potentially inhalable \u2018dose\u2019 of any EO and at any temperature, including climatic extremes<\/em>,\u201d said Minoli.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis research represents a significant breakthrough as it characterises the effects of EOs in the brain so as to optimise their therapeutic potential<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nOctober 31, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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