Kilina A V, Kolesnikova M B
Vestn Otorinolaringol. 2011(5):51-4.
The efficacy and safety of the application of essential oils for the prevention of acute respiratory diseases and alleviation of clinical manifestations of rhinitis was evaluated in a group of children aged 3-4 years. It was shown that inhalation of a mixture of essential oils resulted in a 42.5% decrease of the prevalence of the above pathologies. Specifically, they developed only in each third child from the group of frequently ill children. No side effects of the treatment were documented. 25% of the children suffered only from mild acute respiratory diseases, fever was absent in 5%. The severity and duration of the symptoms of rhinitis decreased in more than 80% of the children. Simultaneously, the requirement of decongestants and local (intranasal) antibiotics was reduced.
对一组3至4岁的儿童评估了使用精油预防急性呼吸道疾病和减轻鼻炎临床表现的疗效和安全性。结果表明，吸入精油混合物使上述疾病的患病率降低了42.5%。具体而言，在经常生病的儿童组中，每三个孩子中只有一个患病。未记录到治疗的副作用。25%的儿童仅患有轻度急性呼吸道疾病，5%的儿童未发烧。超过80%的儿童鼻炎症状的严重程度和持续时间有所减轻。同时，减充血剂和局部（鼻内）抗生素的使用需求减少。
