title: [Aromatherapy for dysmenorrhea].
abstract: Dysmenorrhea is one of a number of discomforts that women often suffer. Many kinds of complementary therapies have been discussed in the literature on the subject, and aromatherapy is one of these. Aromatherapy uses the action of essential oils refined from plants to relieve discomfort. It is effective at relieving the symptom distress associated with many conditions, but the literature contains little information about essential oils and dysmenorrhea relief. This paper therefore discusses several topics that may be of interest to women, as follows: 1. The fundamental concept of aromatherapy and its applications. 2. The essential oil used for dysmenorrhea relief. 3. The principles of essential oil recipes for dysmenorrhea relief. 4. The method for using essential oil for dysmenorrhea relief, and things to note.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Yaunpei University of Science and Technology, No. 306 Yaunpei Street, Hsinchu 30015, Taiwan, ROC. ling5966@mail.yust.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jia-Ling
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Mei-Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Mei-Sheng
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Hsiu-Hsiang
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019341:Aromatherapy; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans