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The use of essential oils to treat snoring
Author(s) -
Prichard Andrew J. N.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1360
Subject(s) - essential oil , medicine , action (physics) , traditional medicine , anesthesia , food science , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Snoring is a very common social inconvenience. This double‐blind study suggests a signicant reduction in snoring reported by bed partners in a group of snoring volunteers using either an essential oil spray or gargle formulation. Possible modes of action of the essential oils are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.