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Home > Treatments > Hypertension: soon essential oil patches to reduce blood pressure? written on January 17, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. Hypertension: essential oil patches soon?
Some hypertensive people already use essential oils orally or inhaled to regulate their hypertension, or even reduce the use of medications. But apart from the sometimes inconvenient side, this can represent a high cost. Good news, Thai researchers have successfully tested the benefits of using them through the skin, in the form of patches.
Certain essential oils (EOs) are known to help accompany the symptoms of hypertension. This is the case, for example, of those of citrus zest (Citrus), soothing, like mandarin EO (Citrus reticulata) and bitter orange petit grain (Citrus oranges), or that of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). L’HE d’ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata) is also particularly recommended for its sedative and hypotensive actions. Usually inhaled, vaporized or ingested, researchers this time offer us administer them in the form of patches to place on the skin.
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A more economical, portable and practical patch
Most aromatherapy protocols use inhalation or massage, require a dedicated location and to be performed at a specific time, making them difficult to implement for some patients. Practical and nomadicthe patch has the advantage of diffuse essential oils in a simple and controlled manner throughout the day, without having to move to be treated. What’s more, when EOs are inhaled, their concentration is difficult to control. The patch also resolves this issue by allowing a extended release of assets, generally volatilevia the skin barrier.
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During a clinical trial recently conducted by a team of Thai researchers from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, 34 hypertensive volunteers were randomly divided into two groups. For fourteen days, the first group received a placebo and the other received a square patch stuck to the skin measuring approximately 4 cm by 4 cm containing 3% lavender EO and 0.7% lavender EO. ylang ylang. Blood pressure, pulse and possible adverse effects were studied.
Result: after three days of use, blood pressure in the patch group was significantly lower that at the start of the trial and their systolic blood pressure and pulse rate were improved compared to the placebo group. All without significant adverse reactions.
This type of patch, which is currently not marketed, could become an effective supportive treatment offered in the future for hypertension!
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