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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.3.536

The effect of agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner on stress and brain waves  

Park, Hyun-Duck (Division of Brain & Cognitive Science, Seoul University of Buddhism)
Weon, Hee Wook (Division of Brain & Cognitive Science, Seoul University of Buddhism)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.3, 2021 , pp. 536-545 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of agarwood (Thymelaeaceae) inhalation using an electric incense burner on stress and brain waves. Sixteen participants were included in the study during the period from September 2019 to April 2020. Participant recruitment was undertaken by the 'H' center. This paper focused on stress reduction and compared the differences in stress and brain waves before and after agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner. Electroencephalography was measured by a 19 Channel, Brainmaster Discovery, and analyzed using a NeuroGuide, LORETA (Brain Mapping). The analysis of technical statistics was carried out using SPSS/WIN 21.0 and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The study observed that the stress response index was reduced by a significance level of 0.01 in patients with anxiety, depression, and somatization disorders after agarwood inhalation. Secondly, alpha waves were increased by a significance level of 0.05, in 18 out of 19 regions measured, except FP 1. The difference after agarwood inhalation was the most significant in the region that affects emotion. Thirdly, a LORETA analysis found that alpha waves were increased in the brain region (BA 40) predominantly responsible for memory and emotion. This result clarifies that agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner reduced stress and had a positive effect on brain waves and hence, has potential as an alternative therapy.
Keywords
Thymelaeaceae; Stress; Brain Waves; Electroencephalography; Brain Mapping; Alpha Waves;
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