"The essential plant oil preparations often used in empiric
medicine can thus be shown by laboratory tests to exert significant
effects on mechanisms associated with the pathophysiology of headache."
Cephalalgia. 1994 Jun;14(3):228-34; discussion 182.
Effect of peppermint and eucalyptus oil preparations on neurophysiological and experimental algesimetric headache parameters.
Abstract
The
effects of peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil preparations on
neurophysiological, psychological and experimental algesimetric
parameters were investigated in 32 healthy subjects in a double-blind,
placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over design. Four different test
preparations were applied to large areas of the forehead and temples
using a small sponge and their effect was evaluated by comparing
baseline and treatment measure. The combination of peppermint oil,
eucalyptus oil and ethanol increased cognitive performance and had a
muscle-relaxing and mentally relaxing effect, but had little influence
on pain sensitivity. A significant analgesic effect with a reduction in
sensitivity to headache was produced by a combination of peppermint oil
and ethanol. The essential plant oil preparations often used in empiric
medicine can thus be shown by laboratory tests to exert significant
effects on mechanisms associated with the pathophysiology of headache.
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