Effects of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Mood States and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Aromatherapy is one of the complementary therapies to improve health. The aromatic essential oils have been used in the treatment procedure through inhalation of essential oil vapor, massage, and herbal bathing. Litsea species are generally used in traditional medicine, and Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon is a potent fumigant plant, used in cosmetics and foods as essence. The chemical composition of the essential oil of different parts of L. cubeba has been found to be varied. L. cubeba essential oil (LEO) is known for the treatment of cognition-associated discomforts. The current study assessed the impact of inhalation of LEO on mood states and salivary cortisol levels of healthy people. Fifteen healthy volunteers were involved in the study. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) Questionnaire and ELISA methods were employed to determine the mood states and salivary cortisol level, respectively. (-)-β-pinene, β-citral, cis- and trans-citral, citronellal, limonene, linalool, and 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one were detected in LEO by GC-MS analysis. The heart rate and blood pressure were not affected significantly during LEO exposure. The inhalation of LEO significantly improved the total mood disturbance and reduced the confusion among the healthy human subjects. LEO inhalation reduced the salivary cortisol level at a notable level. The results of the current study warrant further studies on the beneficial effect of LEO aromatherapy in healthy and diseased subjects to uncover the therapeutic nature of the L. cubeba plant.

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Assessment and Correction of Stress in Preterm Infants and Their Mothers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-508519/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Iryna Sarapuk ◽

Halyna Pavlyshyn

Keyword(s):

Preterm Infants ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Kangaroo Mother Care ◽

Overall Design ◽

Skin Contact ◽

Salivary Cortisol Level ◽

Baseline Response ◽

Cortisol Levels ◽

Skin To Skin

Abstract The objective was to study the peculiarities of hormonal stress in preterm infants in the NICU and their mothers, and to investigate how skin-to-skin contact influences it. The study included 60 preterm infants with GA˂32 weeks who were treated in NICU and their mothers. The overall design was a baseline-response design. Saliva was collected before (baseline) and after skin-to-skin contact to measure cortisol by enzyme immunoassay method. Infant baseline salivary cortisol level was 0.587 [0.239; 1,714] µg/dL. It was significantly higher in neonates who had invasive ventilation (1.00 [0.38; 2.44]) µg/dL compared to non-ventilated infants (0.335 [0.156; 1.236]) µg/dL, p = 0.022; and positively correlated with the Apgar score at 1st and 5th minutes (r=-0.36; p = 0.011 and r=-0.34; p = 0.017) and duration of ventilation (r = 0.70; p = 0.0000). Maternal baseline salivary cortisol level was 0.212 [0.123; 0.378]µg/dL. There was significant decreasing of salivary cortisol after Kangaroo mother care with skin-to-skin contact in infants (0.162 [0.111; 0.231]) µg/dL, p˂0.001 and mothers (0.096 [0.077; 0.156]) µg/dL, p˂0.001. Conclusion: Preterm infants in the NICU and their mothers experience stress confirmed by the increased baseline cortisol levels. Kangaroo mother care with skin-to-skin contact reduces the stress and normalizes salivary cortisol levels in both infant and mother in the NICU.

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The Impact of Asthma Control on Salivary Cortisol Level in Adult Asthmatics

Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research ◽

10.4168/aair.2014.6.5.463 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 463 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yoo Seob Shin ◽

Jing Nan Liu ◽

Joo-Hee Kim ◽

Young-Hee Nam ◽

Gil Soon Choi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Asthma Control ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Salivary Cortisol Level ◽

The Impact

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Blood Cortisol Level and Blood Serotonin Level in Depression Mice with Basil Leaf Essential Oil Treatment

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2019.819 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (16) ◽

pp. 2652-2655

Author(s):

Machnizar Sentari ◽

Urip Harahap ◽

Tuti Wahmurti A. Sapiie ◽

Kiking Ritarwan

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Serotonin Level ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Leaf Essential Oil ◽

Cortisol Levels ◽

The Impact

BACKGROUND: Depression is a serious public health problem. The impact of depression is enormous, ranging from decreasing work productivity, interpersonal disorders, sleep and eating disorders, susceptible to disease to an increase in suicides. In a state of depression, there was an increase in cortisol and changes in the neurotransmitter of the brain monoamine, norepinephrine and dopamine and specifically serotonin level. Treatment of depression using synthetic drugs such as the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) drug which is said to be safe turns out to still have side effects, such as stomach disorders, erectile disorders, weight gain and sometimes sleep disorders. So, the usage of traditional medicines can be an alternative. One of the traditional medicines that have been studied in Indonesia was the essential oil of basil leaves, which is known to function as an antidepressant at a dose of 2.5 x 10-2 mL/kg b.w. AIM: To determine the comparison of cortisol and serotonin level between depressed mice which get basil leaf essential oil as intervention, depression mice, and normal mice. METHODS: This research was an experimental type purely using experimental animal models, with an experimental research design Post Test Only Context Group Design in mice (Mus musculus), by dividing 3 groups of mice, namely depressed mice which received essential oil of basil leaves dose of 2.5 x 10-2 mL/kg BW, depression mice, and normal mice, to compare the level of blood cortisol and serotonin while to determine effect of administration basil leaves essential oils in depression mice. RESULTS: Cortisol levels between intervened depression mice, depression mice, and normal mice groups were significantly comparable with p < 0.001, while serotonin level was significantly comparable between intervened depression mice, depression mice, and normal mice group with p < 0.001. CONCLUSION: Evidenced by differences in cortisol levels, serotonin levels between normal mice groups, depressed mice and mice that received essential oils of basil leaves. The comparisons showed that the cortisol level of the intervened depression group was lower than the depression mice group; however the level didn’t reach the level of cortisol in the normal group. While the serotonin level of intervened depression mice group was higher than the depression mice group or normal mice group.

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Effect of massaging babies on mothers: Pilot study on the changes in mood states and salivary cortisol level

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice ◽

10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.01.003 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 181-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Megumi Fujita ◽

Yumiko Endoh ◽

Naomi Saimon ◽

Sanae Yamaguchi

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Mood States ◽

Salivary Cortisol Level

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Association of Salivary Cortisol Level and Social Media Networking Usage

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i4.14.27474 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4.14) ◽

pp. 72

Author(s):

P T Mohamed Javad ◽

S A Kadar Bashah ◽

P Paulraj ◽

M Chandramohan ◽

P Sajeesh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Study Groups ◽

Cortisol Concentration ◽

Study Group ◽

Average Value ◽

Salivary Cortisol Level ◽

Cortisol Levels ◽

Networking Behavior

The present study investigates the usage of social media networking behavior among the MAHSA university students by using structured questionnaire. The salivary cortisol levels among the study groups were estimated. In addition, the association between salivary cortisol and the usage of social media networking was also assessed. Saliva samples were obtained twice a day from selected subjects to analyze the cortisol level. Results of the present study indicate that the 11% of the students spend less than one hour on social media, 40.2% uses two to four hours and 46.4% more than four hours daily; whereas, 2% of the study groups are others. The cortisol levels assessed among the male and female study groups showed high cortisol concentration in both morning and evening. The cortisol levels in the morning seen among the male study group ranges from 0.13-5.49 µg/dl and the female cortisol level ranges from 1.11-5.72 µg/dl. Besides in the evening, the cortisol levels seem to be higher among the study group. The evening cortisol level of male students ranges from 0.06-4.6 µg/dl. Whereas in the females, cortisol level ranges 0.263.9 µg/dl. The average value of the cortisol concentration in the morning is seen to be higher among the female study group than the male and in the evening the male cortisol concentration is seen to be higher than the females. Results clearly demonstrated that students spending more hours in social media had higher cortisol levels when compared to less hour users. From the present preliminary study, it is clear that there is an association between salivary cortisol level and the usage of social media networking behavior.

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Effect of Wi-Fi radiation on Salivary Cortisol levels

Biomedicine ◽

10.51248/.v39i1.221 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 52-58

Author(s):

S Mahila ◽

PR Devaki ◽

P Sai Kumar

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Radiation ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Healthy Volunteers ◽

21St Century ◽

Health Problem ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Salivary Cortisol Level ◽

Cortisol Levels ◽

Environmental Intolerance ◽

Electromagnetic Radiations

Introduction and Aim: Sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation is the emerging health problem of the 21st century. The sensitivity to electromagnetic radiations has become the major issue to be highlighted as environmental intolerance to Wi-Fi. These Wi-Fi radiations are a form of stress and thereby tend to increase salivary cortisol levels. Hence this study was done to analyse the effect of Wi-Fi radiations on salivary cortisol levels. The aim of the present study is to study the effect of Wi-Fi radiation from mobile phone towers on salivary cortisol levels. Materials and Methods: This study incorporated analysis of salivary cortisol levels in 72 healthy volunteers who were divided into two groups, subjects residing within 100 mts of the location of mobile phone towers and subjects who were residing outside 100 mts of the location of mobile phone towers and both groups were age & sex matched. The data was statistically analysed using the ANOVA with the SPSS software15.0 version. Results: The study showed that the salivary cortisol level increased in those subjects staying within 100 meters of the location of mobile phone towers compared to the subjects residing outside 100 mts of the location of mobile phone towers. Conclusion: From this study, it is concluded that Wi-Fi radiation causes invisible damaging effects by increasing the levels of salivary cortisol and vigorous measures to be taken to safeguard ourselves from these radiations.

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