Researchers administered three types of aromatherapy to postoperative patients who reported nausea: essential oil of ginger; a blend of essential oils of ginger, spearmint, peppermint, and cardamom; and isopropyl alcohol. The ginger oil and blend both proved effective in reducing patient nausea, but the alcohol did not.
Aromatherapy has become the focus of an increasing number of studies on postoperative nausea due to its noninvasiveness and low cost.
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