Effectiveness of aromatherapy in decreasing maternal anxiety for a sick child undergoing infusion in a paediatric clinic

Highlights • Yuzu, common citrus in Japan, contains linalool and pinene, anxiolytic substance. • In a controlled trial, yuzu inhalation was tried in mothers at a paediatric clinic. • Mother's anxiety level was measured twice by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. • Significant decline in the anx...

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