Initial exploration on the relaxation effect of Rosa damascena essential oil inhalation- Using Salivary Amylase Activity as physiological indicators

• Main Authors: CHANG, SHIN-LI, 張杏莉
• Other Authors: YIH, KUANG-HWAY
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38zu7x

碩士 === 弘光科技大學 === 化妝品應用研究所 === 107 === The aroma of Rosa damascena in aromatherapy is used as an intervention to improve depression and reduce stress. When the pressure rises, the autonomic nervous system activates, causing the salivary amylase activity (SAA) to increase secretion. This study aims to use biological indicators to evaluate the effect of Rosa damascena essential oil on stress reduction. The participants in this experiment are four members of the three generations of the old, middle and young (including one female and three male), aged between 16 and 81 years old. All participants were given a two-point pressure quantification value before inhalation (pre-test) and using a mask to inhale the intervention essential oil for 5 minutes (post-test). At least random trial once a day, for three consecutive days. Finally, the difference in the physiological quantitative values of the pre-test and the post-test is used to evaluate the effect of the pressure improvement. A total of 26 salivary amylase activity values (13 pairwise comparison values) were collected for this experiment. Physiological indicators showed that the average salivary amylase activity was 39.69klU/L (pre-test) and 24.38 kIU/L(post-test). The mean standard deviation (MSD) between the two groups was 15.31 ± 13.93klU/L and the p value is <0.002. The aroma inhalation method of Rosa damascena essential oil can be used as a reference for the stress release of home health.