The following list of research articles will give you an idea of the scope of scientific investigation into the effects of essential oils on animals and humans.

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Functional Imaging of Effects of Fragrances on the Human Brain After Prolonged Inhalation, by C. Anasel, B. Nasel, P. Samec, E. Schindler, G. Buchbauer, Chemical Senses, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp 359-364, 1994

Antifungal Activity of Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil Against Various Pathogenic Organisms, by J.M. Concha, L.S. Moore, W.J. Holoway, Jrn American Podiatric Medical Assoc., 88(10):489-492, 1998

Dietary Supplementation of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Essential Oil During the Lifetime of the Rat: Its Effects on the Antioxidant Status in Liver, Kidney and Heart Tissues, by
K.A. Youdim, S.G. Deans, Mech Ageing Dev 1999, Sept 8:109(3):163-75

The Effect of Thymol and its Derivatives on Reactions Generating Reactive Oxygen Species, by I. Kruk, T. Michalska, K. Lichszteld, A. Kladna, H.Y. Aboul-Enein, Chemosphere 2000 Oct; 41(7):1059-64

Antihyperglycemic Actions of Eucalyptus Globulus are Associated with Pancreatic and Extra-Pancreatic Effects in Mice, by A.M. Gray, P.R. Flatt, J.Nutr., 1998 Dec; 128(12), 2319.23

Oil of Bitter Orange: New Topical Antifungal Agent, by W. Ramadn, B. Mourad, S. Ibrahim, F. Sonbol, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Int. J Dermatol 196; 35:448-449

Prevention and Therapy of Mammary Cancer by Monoterpenes, by M.N. Gould, Jrn Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 22:139-144(1995)

Limonene-Induced Regression of Mammary Carcinomas, by J.D. Haag, M.J. Lindstrom, and M.N. Gould, Cancer Research 52, 4021-4026, July 15, 1992

D-Limonene Chemoprevention of Hepatocarcinogenesis in AKR Mice: Inhibition of C-Jun and C-Myc., by R.K. Giri, T. Parija, B.R. Das, Oncol Rep 1999 Sept-Oct;6(5):1123-7

Prevention and Therapy of Cancer by Dietary Monoterpenes, by P.L. Crowell,
Dept. Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Symposium on Phytochemicals: Biochemistry and Physiology, pub. by American Society for Nutritional Sciences, 1999

Mycelial Deformations of Cladosporium herbarum due to the Application of Eugenol or Carvacrol, by S. Adams, B. Kunz, and M. Weidenborner, Institut fur Lebensmitteltechnologie der Universitat Bonn, Romerstrasse 164, 53117, Bonn, Germany, pub in Jrn of EO Research, 1996 Research Reports.

Inhibition of Microsomal Lipid Peroxidation and Monooxygenase Activities by Eugenol, by E. Hagababu, N. Lakshmaiah, Free Rad Res., Voll. 20, No.4, pp. 253-266

The Use of Lemon Essential Oil as a Sandfly Repellent, by E. Rojas, J.V. Scorza, Transaction of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1991) 85, 803

Suppressive Effects of Eugenol and Ginger Oil on Arthritic Rats, by J.N., Sharma, K.C. Srivastava, And E.K.Gan, Pharmacology, 1994;49:314-318

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