[Aromatherapy for dysmenorrhea].
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.
Sun
Jia-Ling
JL
Department of Nursing, Yaunpei University of Science and Technology, No. 306 Yaunpei Street, Hsinchu 30015, Taiwan, ROC. ling5966@mail.yust.edu.tw
Huang
Mei-Yu
MY
Sung
Mei-Sheng
MS
Wang
Hsiu-Hsiang
HH
D019341:Aromatherapy; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans