Aromatherapy May Make You Feel Good, But It Won’t Make You Well

One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or pain control among people exposed to two often touted scents.While one of two popular aromas touted by alternative medicine practitioners lemon did appear to enhance moods positively among study subjects, the other lavender had no effect on reported mood, based on three psychological tests.

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Filed under: Complementary Medicine on March 14th, 2008