Effects of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Mood States and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Table 3

Changes in the heat rate and blood pressure during the inhalation of essential oil.

Parameters	n	Values (mean ± SD)
		Rest	Distilled water	Essential oil
Heart rate (beats/min)
Total	15	78.00 ± 12.84	74.86 ± 13.17	74.03 ± 11.27
Gender
Male	5	68.80 ± 6.88	65.00 ± 4.76	64.9 ± 3.80
Female	10	82.60 ± 12.85	80.33 ± 13.28	78.6 ± 11.03
Nationality
English-American	8	77.50 ± 12.33	74.94 ± 11.08	74.44 ± 11.54
Asian	7	78.57 ± 14.38	74.75 ± 16.71	73.57 ± 11.86
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total	15	111.53 ± 10.46	107.32 ± 12.22	107.57 ± 11.84
Gender
Male	5	120.20 ± 10.09	118.60 ± 12.74	119.80 ± 10.39
Female	10	107.20 ± 7.90	101.06 ± 6.14	101.45 ± 6.74
Nationality
English-American	8	117.31 ± 8.79	112.62 ± 13.05	113.88 ± 10.48
Asian	7	104.93 ± 8.36	100.25 ± 6.68	100.36 ± 9.23
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total	15	66.43 ± 6.55	62.57 ± 6.38	63.50 ± 7.05
Gender
Male	5	67.60 ± 4.62	62.00 ± 4.81	66.40 ± 7.55
Female	10	65.85 ± 7.49	62.89 ± 7.37	62.05 ± 6.70
Nationality
English-American	8	68.38 ± 6.11	64.31 ± 6.41	66.13 ± 7.29
Asian	7	64.21 ± 6.76	60.25 ± 6.08	60.50 ± 5.84