Ota Miho, Sato Noriko, Sone Daichi, Ogura Jun, Kunugi Hiroshi
Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.
Department of Radiology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2017 Apr-Jun;59(2):225-227. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_323_16.
Although aromatherapy is widely used, the pharmacology of the essential oils remains undiscovered.
The present study assessed the effect of (-)-linalool, the main contained material of lavender, on the brain function.
Healthy male volunteers calculated the regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) before and after inhalation of (-)-linalool, and CBF changes were evaluated.
There were significant CBF reductions in the right superior temporal gyrus to insula, anterior cingulate cortex after inhalation.
The previous study detected the regulatory influence of (-)-linalool on the glutamatergic transmission. The effect of (-)-linalool on the ACC and insula would cause the sedative and anxiolytic activity.
尽管芳香疗法被广泛应用,但精油的药理学仍未被揭示。
本研究评估薰衣草的主要成分(-)-芳樟醇对脑功能的影响。
健康男性志愿者在吸入(-)-芳樟醇前后计算局部脑血流量(CBF),并评估CBF的变化。
吸入后右侧颞上回至脑岛、前扣带回皮质的CBF显著降低。
先前的研究检测到(-)-芳樟醇对谷氨酸能传递的调节作用。(-)-芳樟醇对前扣带回皮质和脑岛的作用会导致镇静和抗焦虑活性。