03/29/2025
Essential oils (certified pure and tested grade, aka pharmaceutical quality) are amazing substances.
A recent laboratory study evaluated constituents of essential oils--trans-cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon bark), phenylethyl alcohol (rose), alpha-asarone (calamus), and beta-caryophyllene (copaiba)--as a potential way to combat Alzheimer's disease. They found that these constituents can interfere with the formation of the harmful proteins in the brain, changing their structure and preventing them from clumping together. By using lab techniques to analyze these protein changes, they observed that these natural compounds show promise in preventing the progression of Alzheimer's, suggesting that aromatherapy might offer a new and natural approach to treatment.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00768
