Original Internist, March 1st, 2003
Hypothesis
The hypothesis is sandalwood oil causes a decrease in sympathetic tone as accessed with patients by the Heart Rate Variation (HRV), blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure) and pulse rate.
Literature Review
The mechanism of sandalwood oil, whether directly (via the absorption and distribution through the blood stream), or indirectly (through the olfactory neurons), has been shown to have effect on lower animals (1), as well as humans. (2) The indirect effect of the olfactory neurons is stimulated by the specific odor molecules which are transmitted via the first...
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