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Aromatherapy—use of fragrances and essential oils as medicaments
Author(s) -
Buchbauer G.,
Jirovetz L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.2730090503
Subject(s) - aromatherapy , chemistry , essential oil , terpene , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , food science , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The definition of aromatherapy as well as the aromatherapeutical uses of fragrance compounds and essential oils are discussed. Various methods—mainly physiological—to investigate the efficacy of fragrances are shown.