哮喘
定义
哮喘是一種呼吸道過敏，此種慢性呼吸道炎症常伴隨引起呼吸道反應性增高，導致反復發作的喘息、氣促、胸悶和或咳嗽，多在夜間或淩晨發生，常伴有廣泛而多變的氣流阻塞。症狀的特點是可逆性，經治療後可在較短時間內緩解，少部分不緩解而呈持續狀態。
建议配方
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1-2滴尤加利、薰衣草、迷迭香、薄荷精油括香
- 將相關精油以基底油稀釋, 大面積塗於前胸、喉部
科学研究
- 1.8桉油醇對於支氣管哮喘的抗發炎活性 Juergens UR1, et al. Anti-inflammatory activity of 1.8-cineol (eucalyptol) in bronchial asthma: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Respir Med. 2003 Mar.
- 香芹/百里香酚抑制被幾丁質誘發的呼吸道上皮細胞先天免疫反應Khosravi AR, Erle DJ. Chitin-Induced Airway Epithelial Cell Innate Immune Responses Are Inhibited by Carvacrol/Thymol. PloS one. 2016.
- Sadlon AE, Lamson DW. Immune-modifying and antimicrobial effects of Eucalyptus oil and simple inhalation devices. Altern Med Rev. 2006;15(1):33-47.
- 嗅吸薰衣草精油可抑制哮喘動物模型中呼吸道發炎和黏液增生Ueno-Iio T, Shibakura M, Yokota K et al. Lavender essential oil inhalation suppresses allergic airway inflammation and mucous cell hyperplasia in a murine model of asthma. Life Sci. 2014