芳香疗法对阿尔茨海默病的影响

Effects of aromatherapy on Alzheimer's disease

阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's disease,AD)是一种无法逆转的神经退行性疾病,其发病率高,且随年龄增长逐年上升。芳香疗法作为一种非药物疗法,以其从植物中萃取的天然芳香物质,操作简便、副作用少等特点逐渐被用于改善认知功能。文章从AD的现有疗法、芳香疗法在AD中的基础研究和临床应用进展方面进行归纳,开拓了AD干预或治疗的思路,以便为该病的治疗做出些许贡献。

Alzheimer's disease(AD)is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease with a high incidence that increases year by year with age.Aromatherapy,as a kind of non-pharmaceutical therapy,is gradually used to improve cognitive function due to its natural aromatic substances extracted from plants,simple operation and few side effects.This article summarizes the current treatment of AD,the basic research and clinical application progress of aromatherapy in AD,and opens up the idea of intervention or treatment of AD,so as to make some contributions to the treatment of AD.