Re: aromatherapy positively affects mood

From: jmcasey@pacific.net.sg
Date: Thu Aug 26 1999 - 07:10:47 MDT


>I actually tried scenting my textbook in probability theory lavender
>many years ago. It didn't help much. :-)

Does it work because the molecules making up the aromas are of a similar shape to certain neurotransmitters? Have those neurotransmitters been identified? And if so, does aromatherapy exist because it's cheaper than synethesising the neurotransmitters themselves?



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