Effects of essential oils on symptoms and course (duration and severity) of viral respiratory infections in humans: A rapid review.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier BV
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Advances in integrative medicine, 2020, 7, (4), pp. 218-221
- Issue Date:
- 2020-12
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Oral doses of certain essential oils may reduce symptoms of acute respiratory infections of viral origin. It is likely that the commercially available essential oil capsules Myrtol® (a mixture of essential oils of eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus, sweet orange Citrus sinensis, myrtle Myrtus communis and lemon Citrus limonum) and Tavipec® (spike lavender Lavandula latifolia) could also provide mild to moderate symptom relief in patients with viral respiratory diseases. Myrtol® may also improve the course (duration and severity) of acute bronchitis of viral origin, in humans. Both products were well tolerated, with most of the mild to moderate side-effects affecting the gastrointestinal tract. This review found no research evidence describing the clinical effect of inhalation of essential oils for acute respiratory viral infections.
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