ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Comparison of the Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy with 10% and 30% Peppermint Essential Oils on the Severity of Nausea in Abdominal Surgery Patients.
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- Inhaling Peppermint Essential Oil as a Promising Complementary Therapy in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The effect of peppermint essential oil on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain in rhinoplasty patients: a randomized clinical trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Impact of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combined with aromatherapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing microvascular decompression surgery: A prospective randomized study.Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Effective role of aromatherapy in reducing big little problem-postoperative nausea and vomiting: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- Herbal Medicines-Are They Effective and Safe during Pregnancy?Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Aromatherapy for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Tzu chi medical journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the most common surgical complications is nausea. Regarding the contradictory findings on the effect of aromatherapy with peppermint on the severity of nausea, in the present study, we aimed at comparing the effect of aromatherapy with 10% and 30% peppermint essential oils on the severity of nausea in surgical patients.
methodsThis single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted at the surgical ward of Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah, Iran. A total of 120 patients undergoing abdominal surgery were randomly divided into three groups of 10% peppermint, 30% peppermint, and control (40 patients in each group) using a random number table. In each of the intervention groups, 0.2 ml of 10% and 30% peppermint essential oil was inhaled. In the control group, the same amount of distilled water colored with green food coloring was inhaled. The severity of nausea was measured by nausea visual analog scale (NVAS) before and 10 minutes after the intervention.
resultsIn the 10% peppermint group, the mean severity of nausea before the intervention was 52.3 ± 13.7 out of 100, which reduced to 40.5 ± 13.5 after the intervention (
conclusionsIt can be concluded that 10% and 30% peppermint essential oils are equally effective on the severity of nausea.
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