Although bergamot essential oil (BEO) aromatherapy has exhibited pain-relieving properties in animal studies,[1] very limited human research has not borne this out to date. One small RCT of 37 children and adolescents undergoing stem cell transplantation, a painful procedure, explored BEO aromatherapy for pain relief and found it had no significant effect on participants’ pain but did result in statistically significant increases in nausea and anxiety.[2]
Is bergamot oil aromatherapy beneficial for pain relief?
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Bergamot essential oil aromatherapy has shown pain-relieving properties in animal studies, but limited human research, including a small trial with children who were undergoing painful procedures, found no significant effect on pain relief and noted increases in nausea and anxiety.