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title: Does aromatherapy with rose oil help PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, significantly. Rose oil aromatherapy improved psychological, physical, social, and overall PMS symptoms at 2 months.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/evaluation-of-aromatherapy-with-essential-oils-of-rosa-damascena-for-the-2018/
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Randomised trial, 2018

# Does aromatherapy with rose oil help PMS symptoms?

Yes, significantly. Rose oil aromatherapy improved psychological, physical, social, and overall PMS symptoms at 2 months.

 Moderate study design

66 female university students in Shiraz, Iran with PMS

## What they did

66 university female students in Iran were randomly assigned to aromatherapy with 4 percent rose essential oil or control aromatherapy with sweet almond oil. Both groups did 5-minute sessions twice daily for 5 days during the luteal phase, with measurements over 2 months.

## What they found

The rose oil group showed significant improvements in psychological symptoms (P<0.001), physical symptoms (P<0.001), social symptoms (P=0.002), and total PMS symptoms (P<0.001). The control group showed no improvements.

## What it means for you

Rose oil aromatherapy may help multiple PMS symptoms. The study was well-designed with triple-blinding, but the benefit might come from the aromatherapy ritual or essential oils generally rather than rose specifically.

P<0.001

Psychological improvement

P<0.001

Physical improvement

P=0.002

Social improvement

## About the study

Original title Evaluation of aromatherapy with essential oils of Rosa damascena for the management of premenstrual syndrome Authors Heydari N, Abootalebi M, Jamalimoghadam N et al. Journal International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Year 2018 Study design Randomised trial Participants 66 What was tested Aromatherapy with 4 percent Rosa damascena essential oil for 5 minutes twice daily during luteal phase Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12534](https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12534)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Other herbal medicine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-herbal-other/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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