Research Paper : Aromatic Oils (eucalyptus, Lemon, tea tree) of the Suction Effect on Immune Cells

Hwang, Yun Young; Sim, Eun Kyung

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2012;18(5):985-992.
Published online October 31, 2012.

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Research Paper : Aromatic Oils (eucalyptus, Lemon, tea tree) of the Suction Effect on Immune Cells

Yun Young Hwang, Eun Kyung Sim

Abstract

Recently, aromatherapy is the fastest growing one among the complementary and alternative medicine. This study conducted to identify the effects of aroma oils on Th1/Th2 immune balance. Female ICR mice with 5 weeks old and the three aroma oils; Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus), Lemon (Citrus limon), Tee tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) were used. For experiment, the total 60 mice were grouped into reference (no-treatment, 6), control (distilled water inhalation, 6), low and high dose of each aroma oils (6 groups, each 8) and inhaled every other days for 22 days. After then during 7 days, all mice did not treated to test remain effects of aroma oil. Serum was collected for 4 times from orbital plexus under anesthesia at the point of 24 hours after 3 consecutive inhalations and finally after 7 days from the last collection, and the immune cell populations in serum were analyzed with flow cytometry. The B220+ cell population was showed higher in Eucalyptus treated group (x10, 29.4

Key Words: Aroma therapy, Aroma oil, Cellular immunity, Animal experiment