Gardenia fragrance can be used as a sedative or a sleeping drug substitute

The fragrance of Gardenia jasminoides has a good calming effect and is expected to become a substitute for sleeping pills and antidepressants, a new study from Ruhr University in Bohong, Germany, said in a statement Thursday According to the communique, the ingredients of commonly used sedative drugs include benzodiazepine, barbital and propofol, which play a role in the nerve bond in the brain and enhance the role of the inhibitory neurotransmitter "gamma aminobutyric acid" (commonly known as GABA) in the brain, so as to achieve the effects of calming, sleeping and eliminating anxiety In general, the effect of GABA can be increased by two to three times with a small dose of such drugs A large-scale study was carried out by Ruhr University in Bochum in collaboration with the University of Dusseldorf The effects of hundreds of aromatic substances on GABA were tested on experimental mice and human body respectively The results showed that the vanillin and its chemical variant pi24531 in Gardenia jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasminoides jasmino The researchers confirmed in animal and human tests that the newly discovered two substances, whether injected or inhaled, could eventually enter the brain and play a calming role Researchers believe that this achievement will help to develop aromatherapy for anxiety, fear, insomnia and other diseases.