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Ignoring WebMD for a second because there are no citations in the article so all we have is the word of the person who wrote the article, it's usually not enoug

Ignoring WebMD for a second because there are no citations in the article so all we have is the word of the person who wrote the article, it's usually not enough to cite a single contrary article to make a claim that someone hasn't done research properly. I can't access the article you cite, however a single meta-analysis from 1995 from a journal dedicated to alternative medicine in nursery and midwifery doesn't sound like the ultimate source; a casual check on Cochrane Review (https://www.cochrane.org/CD009215/PREG_aromatherapy-for-pain-management-in-labour https://www.cochrane.org/CD009215/PREG_aromatherapy-for-pain...) suggests that there are simply too few scientific studies to be able to say anything about whether it works or not (which is a polite way to say that if it did work, we'd know by now).

dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
I casually browsed a few of them and from what I found is that aromatherapy works for some people mainly in mild cases of anxiety, not for pain relief. Some articles: * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.1688 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.1688 "In summary, lavender is effective as an adjunctive therapy in alleviating agitated behaviours in Chinese patients with dementia." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.473 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.473 "Post hoc analysis suggested that at this time of day the AM consistently reduced motor behaviour when compared with CA (p = 0.05). This provides preliminary evidence of a measurable sedative effect of aromatherapy massage on dementia within a robust scientific paradigm." * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526952305003946?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S152695230... "Our results suggest that aromatherapy-massage might be an effective intervention for postpartum mothers to improve physical and mental status and to facilitate mother-infant interaction." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.21010034.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.... "There were no statistically significant differences in the physiological stress indicators or observed or reported behaviour of patients' ability to cope following any of the three interventions However, those patients who received aromatherapy reported significantly greater improvement in their mood and perceived levels of anxiety They also felt less anxious and more positive immediately following the therapy, although this effect was not sustained or cumulative" * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00727.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1819.... "These results indicate that in chronic hemodialysis patients hiba oil is an effective, non‐invasive means for the treatment of depression and anxiety, and that lavender alleviates anxiety." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.2650030306 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.26500303... "Although the overall number of supervening infections and their characteristics were not modified by the treatment, the frequency of relapse at least appears to have been significantly lowered in the group receiving treatment compared to the group receiving placebo." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smi.1402 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smi.1402 "These findings suggest that peppermint aroma may be useful for relieving stress. " * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-007-9170-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-007-9170-7 "Our results suggest that lavender aromatherapy can be used to reduce the demand for opioids in the immediate postoperative period."

dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago

I casually browsed a few of them and from what I found is that aromatherapy works for some people mainly in mild cases of anxiety, not for pain relief. Some articles: * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.1688 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.1688 "In summary, lavender is effective as an adjunctive therapy in alleviating agitated behaviours in Chinese patients with dementia." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.473 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.473 "Post hoc analysis suggested that at this time of day the AM consistently reduced motor behaviour when compared with CA (p = 0.05). This provides preliminary evidence of a measurable sedative effect of aromatherapy massage on dementia within a robust scientific paradigm." * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526952305003946?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S152695230... "Our results suggest that aromatherapy-massage might be an effective intervention for postpartum mothers to improve physical and mental status and to facilitate mother-infant interaction." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.21010034.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.... "There were no statistically significant differences in the physiological stress indicators or observed or reported behaviour of patients' ability to cope following any of the three interventions However, those patients who received aromatherapy reported significantly greater improvement in their mood and perceived levels of anxiety They also felt less anxious and more positive immediately following the therapy, although this effect was not sustained or cumulative" * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00727.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1819.... "These results indicate that in chronic hemodialysis patients hiba oil is an effective, non‐invasive means for the treatment of depression and anxiety, and that lavender alleviates anxiety." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.2650030306 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.26500303... "Although the overall number of supervening infections and their characteristics were not modified by the treatment, the frequency of relapse at least appears to have been significantly lowered in the group receiving treatment compared to the group receiving placebo." * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smi.1402 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smi.1402 "These findings suggest that peppermint aroma may be useful for relieving stress. " * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-007-9170-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-007-9170-7 "Our results suggest that lavender aromatherapy can be used to reduce the demand for opioids in the immediate postoperative period."