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KMID : 1123920120260040566
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2012 Volume.26 No. 4 p.566 ~ p.571
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Study on Effects of Incense Smokes Composed with Oriental Medical Herbs on HRV and Stress Relaxation
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Hwang Chi-Hyuk
Kim Kyoung-Shin
Um Ji-Tae
Hwang Seok-Youn
Jo Hyun-Kyung
Kim Byoung-Soo
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of herbs aroma on relaxation in highly stressed volunteers with heart rate variability(HRV) and SACL(stress arousal check list). 28 highly stressed volunteers participated in this study. The volunteers were examined with heart rate variability(HRV) and SACL(stress arousal check list) before and after smell herbs aroma. After smelling powder incense composed with oriental medicine herbs, mean RR, SDNN, LF, HF, TP were incresed and mean HRV, LF/HF ratio were decreased, but it was not significant. And VLF, norm HF were incresed and norm LF was decreased significantly. This results show that the powder incense composed with oriental medicine herbs effects on decresing sympathetic nervous activity and increasing parasympathetic activity and rebalancing autonomic nervous system who were under stress.
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KEYWORD
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Incense smokes(熏法), Aroma, Stress, Heart rate variability(HRV)
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