EFFECTS OF CITRUS FRAGRANCE AN IMMUNE FUNCTION AND DEPRESSIVE STATES
EFFECTS OF CITRUS FRAGRANCE AN IMMUNE FUNCTION AND DEPRESSIVE STATES
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DOI：
10.1159/000096889
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发表时间：
1995-05-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
YOKOYAMA, MM
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作者：
KOMORI, T;FUJIWARA, R;YOKOYAMA, MM
在我们之前的动物实验中发现柑橘香味可以恢复应激诱导的免疫抑制，这表明柑橘香味可能对恢复体内平衡有影响。由于神经内分泌和免疫功能失调被认为与心身或精神疾病有关，因此试图通过刺激其中一种感觉系统来恢复他们的精神健康。香水（柑橘是我们的选择），通过刺激嗅觉系统的舒适被应用于抑郁症患者。对12名抑郁症受试者进行了研究，结果表明，治疗抑郁症所需的抗抑郁药剂量可以明显减少。柑橘香味的治疗使神经内分泌激素水平和免疫功能正常化，比抗抑郁药更有效。
In our previous experiments on animals evidence was found that citrus fragrance can restore the stress-induced immunosuppression, suggesting that citrus fragrance may have an effect on restoring the homeostatic balance. Since a dysregulation of the neuroendocrine and immune function is thought to be associated with psychosomatic or psychiatric disorders an attempt was made to restore their mental health by stimulation of one of the sensory systems. Fragrance (citrus was our choice) which comforts through stimulation of the olfactory system was applied to depressive patients. It was given to 12 depressive subjects and the results indicated that the doses of antidepressants necessary for the treatment of depression could be markedly reduced. The treatment with citrus fragrance normalized neuroendocrine hormone levels and immune function and was rather more effective than antidepressants.