Effects of essential oils on symptoms and course (duration and severity) of viral respiratory infections in humans: A rapid review.

ABSTRACT: 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 eff

SUBMITTER: Prall S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398051 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature