Zum Stand der klinischen Forschung in der Aromatherapie

Zusammenfassung

Aus der Fülle der Veröffentlichungen der letzten ca. 30 Jahre zur klinischen Forschung mit Aromatherapie bzw. ätherischen Ölen werden ausgewählte Einzelstudien wie Reviews kurzreferiert. Es besteht nicht der Anspruch einer systematischen Erfassung und Beschreibung dieser Forschung, vielmehr soll die Breite der Indikationen, der verwendeten Pflanzen und der methodologischen Ansätze vermittelt werden. Der Schwerpunkt der untersuchten Indikationen liegt dabei bislang bei wahrnehmbaren bzw. psychischen Qualitäten wie Schmerzen, Schlafstörungen, Depressivität, Agitiertheit und neuerdings auch demenziellen Prozessen.

Publication History

Article published online:
01 September 2021

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