Effects of Satureja brevicalyx essential oil inhalation on coping premenstrual syndrome

• Autores: Alvarado-García, Paul Alan Arkin, Soto-Vásquez, Marilú Roxana, Infantes Gomez, Francisco Mercedes, Rodríguez de Guzmán, Yolanda Elizabeth, Cubas Romero, Taniht Lisseth, Guzmán Rodríguez, Natalia Mavila, Rodríguez Aguilar, Olga Gessy, Honores Alvarado, Ana María, Vargas Díaz, Elsa Rocío, Cabrera Cabrera, Lesly Alexandra, Truyenque Román, Klersy Almendra, Briceño Esquivel, Edwar Guido
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Autónoma del Perú
• Repositorio: AUTONOMA-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.autonoma.edu.pe:20.500.13067/2567
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13067/2567; https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2022.14.160
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Essential oils; Premenstrual syndrome; Anxiety; Depression; Satureja brevicalyx; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.01.00

Introduction: The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of Satureja brevicalyx essential oil inhalation on premenstrual syndrome. Methods: The oils were extracted by hydro-distillation using a modified Clevenger-type apparatus and chemical composition was performed by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Furthermore, a quasi-experimental study was conducted, where 61 participants were divided in two groups, comprising an experimental with essential oils and a control group with no treatment. Main psychological symptoms were assessed with the used of Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) as well as total score of premenstrual syndrome was evaluated with Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS). Results: chemical analysis showed that linalool (17.6%) was the main component. All variables showed a decrease in posttest study phase in comparison with pretest in experimental group (p <0.05). A large size effect was observed for anxiety (d = 1.25; Δ = 1.35). Besides, moderate changes were found for depression (d = 0.79; Δ = 0.81) and premenstrual syndrome total score (d = 0.62; Δ = 0.56). Conclusion: The essential oil of Satureja brevicalyx exerts a potencial use, especially for the treatment of psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.