The Korea Journal of Herbology (대한본초학회지)
- Volume 21 Issue 4
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- Pages.207-212
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- 2006
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- 1229-1765(pISSN)
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- 2288-7199(eISSN)
The Effect of Rosemary Aromatherapy on Memory
로즈마리 아로마요법이 기억력에 미치는 영향
- Chung, Young-Hae (Dept. of Nursing, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
- Kim, Jeong-Sook (Dept. of Nursing, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
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Cho, Su-In
(Dept. of Herbology, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University)
- Published : 2006.12.30
Abstract
Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the effect of aromatherapy using rosemary on memory for college students. Methods : This study used equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this experiment consisted of thirty college students. Fifteen college students were in the experimental and control group each. As a treatment, intervention using rosemary aromatic candles was applied. Data was analyzed by SPSS Program. Results : List learning and verbal span were significantly improve in the experimental group (P=0.013, P=0.017, respectively). There was no significant difference between the two groups in others. Conclusion : These findings indicate that aromatherapy using rosemary could be effective in improving list learning and verbal span.