Department of Nursing Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, Japan.
Department of Bioscience and Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki 036-8564, Aomori, Japan.
Molecules. 2021 Aug 24;26(17):5128. doi: 10.3390/molecules26175128.
() essential oil primarily contains linalool and has relaxation properties. We investigated the psychological and antibacterial effects of footbath with essential oil. The participants included 20 women without medical history and received two intervention plans: footbath without any essential oil and footbath using essential oil. Next, questionnaires regarding impressions and mood states were provided for them to answer. In addition, their autonomic nervous system activity was measured, and the aerobic viable of count on the feet was determined. The high-frequency value reflecting the parasympathetic nervous system activity significantly increased after footbath using essential oil. In the questionnaire about the mood states, the subscale scores of tension-anxiety, depression, fatigue, and confusion after intervention were lower than those before intervention regardless of the use of the essential oil. Conversely, the anger-hostility score decreased only in the group using essential oil. Furthermore, the decrease in aerobic viable count after intervention was not significantly different between the two groups. Footbath using essential oil increased the parasympathetic nervous system activity and relieved anger. Taken together, we suggest that footbath using essential oil has a relaxation effect.
迷迭香精油主要含有芳樟醇，具有放松特性。我们研究了迷迭香精油足浴的心理和抗菌作用。参与者包括 20 名没有病史的女性，她们接受了两种干预方案：不使用任何精油的足浴和使用迷迭香精油的足浴。之后，为她们提供了关于印象和情绪状态的问卷，让她们回答。此外，还测量了她们的自主神经系统活动，并确定了足部有氧活菌数。使用迷迭香精油足浴后，反映副交感神经系统活动的高频值显著增加。在关于情绪状态的问卷中，无论是否使用精油，干预后的紧张-焦虑、抑郁、疲劳和困惑的子量表评分均低于干预前。相反，愤怒-敌意评分仅在使用精油的组中降低。此外，两组之间干预后有氧活菌数的减少没有显著差异。使用迷迭香精油足浴可增加副交感神经系统活动并缓解愤怒。综上所述，我们认为使用迷迭香精油足浴具有放松效果。
