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Forrest plot of (A) pain outcome after dressing in inhaled aromatherapy plus routine care vs. placebo plus routine care, (B) pain outcome after dressing in inhaled aromatherapy plus routine care vs. routine care alone, (C) anxiety in inhaled aromatherapy plus routine care vs. routine care alone (after dressing), (D) anxiety in aromatherapy massage plus routine care vs. routine care alone.

Psychologic effects of aromatherapy massage on breast cancer patients. (A) The subjects filled out the forms of HADS test 1 month before aromatherapy massage, immediately before the first massage fifth massage and eighth massage and 1 month after massage. (B) The subjects filled out the forms for psychologic tests (STAI) 1 month before aromatherapy massage, immediately before and after the first massage, fifth massage and eighth massage and 1 month after massage. (C) The subjects filled out the forms of POMS test 1 month before aromatherapy massage, immediately before the first, fifth and eighth massage and 1 month after massage. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, NS: not significant: not done, by repeated measures ANOVA or by paired t-test. *P < 0.05, (**)P < 0.01, by Bonferroni test.

Simplified diagram to show how aromatherapy might act on the problems presented by people with autism. Aromatherapy can act both at the physiological/sensory level and at the level of the behavior problems themselves.

Pathways followed by citrus EOs for aromatherapy.