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KMID : 0613820130230091170
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Journal of Life Science
2013 Volume.23 No. 9 p.1170 ~ p.1176
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Effect of Essential Oil from San-Jo-In (Zizyphus jujuba Mill. seeds) on Human Electroencephalographic Activity
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Cho Hae-me
Yu Byoung-sun
Sowndhararajan Kandhasamy
Jung Ji-Wook
Jhoo Jin-Woo
Kim Song-Mun
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Abstract
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Essential oils have been used to treat psychophysiological disorders, but their effects on human electroencephalographic (EEG) activity have not been thoroughly investigated. We evaluated the effects of essential oil of Zizyphus jujuba seeds, a Korean folk medicine known as San-Jo-In, on human EEG activity. For this purpose, essential oil was extracted from San-Jo-In by the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction method. The effect of its inhalation on EEG activity was evaluated by measuring the EEG power spectrum (25 indices) in 20 healthy participants. The results of the EEG power spectrum indicated that the values of the theta wave decreased significantly (p<0.05) in the left (from 17.277 to 13.854μV) and right parietal (from 15.324 to 13.020μV) regions compared to the other regions. During the inhalation of San-Jo-In oil, the EEG spectrum values of fast alpha, relative gamma, and spectral edge frequency increased 50% compared to those before inhalation. The values of the fast alpha wave increased significantly (p<0.05) in the left prefrontal (from 0.063 to 0.085μV), right prefrontal (from 0.064 to 0.085μV), and left frontal (from 0.073 to 0.100μV) regions following inhalation of the San-Jo-In essential oil. The changes in the EEG activities following inhalation of San-Jo-In suggest that the oil can improve psychological well-being by increasing attention and relaxation.
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KEYWORD
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Aromatherapy, electroencephalogram, essential oil, San-Jo-In, Zizyphus jujuba
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