Abstract
The purpose of this review is to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of aromatherapy as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for hot flashes (HF) in menopausal middle-aged women. This review is a literature review, and a descriptive review method was used in this study. A total of 436 references were selected using representative journal search sites such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and RISS, and among them, a total of 44 papers were selected in the final stage based on the years 2000-2022 using PRISMA flow diagram. Aromatherapy has been shown to relieve HF in menopausal middle-aged women. Aromatherapy, which is simple, non-invasive, and safe to use, requires various systematic studies such as effective CAM for hot flashes, types of aroma oils, usage methods, and dosages.
Publisher
Korea Institute for Skin and Clinical Sciences
Subject
General Engineering,Ocean Engineering