Aromatherapy, considered an alternative or complementary therapy, is showing promise toward helping people with stress, anxiety, pain and post-surgery or post-procedural nausea in clinical settings.

Inhaled isopropyl alcohol from a medication pad relieves nausea in emergency department patients, at least in the short term, according to a small randomized controlled trial published online December ...

Essential oils A randomized study determined the efficacy of adding peppermint essential oil to a cool wash cloth to ease nausea associated with chemotherapy. A randomized study showed that applying a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pure essential oils can reduce incidence of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among individuals who ...

Your quest to solve a number of health ailments - anxiety, insomnia, nausea and more - may have brought you to look up essential oils. They're usually sold in small, dark-colored bottles and have ...

“Breathe in like you’re smelling a flower and blow out like you’re blowing a candle.” Sandy McGurran, a social work and care management coordinator for Fairview’s Home Care and Hospice department, ...

Essential oils can help with common pregnancy symptoms like nausea, stress, and poor sleep – but not all oils are safe. Always check with your midwife, especially in the first trimester or if you have ...

The history of using essential oils and their aromas to improve health and well-being dates back thousands of years. Like today, patients would inhale or topically apply these oils, which were ...

Share on Pinterest Peppermint oil aromatherapy could help ease open heart surgery post-op pain. Image credit: Marc Tran/Stocksy. Researchers investigated the potential for peppermint oil aromatherapy ...