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Citrus x aurantium increases Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) total score

raisesModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Women who received Citrus aurantium aroma had a significantly greater improvement in the FSFI total score and all six its domains compared to women who received placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Aromatherapy With Citrus Aurantium Lavender on Sexual Function of Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
This finding among the 1 finding on its endpoint

Citrus x aurantium

Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) total score

raises

Who
Postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years in Ahvaz, Iran, with a baseline FSFI score of 28 or less; comparator was almond oil applied and inhaled in the same manner
Dose studied
2 drops of 10% essential oil on the forearm skin, inhaled for 5 minutes at 30 cm from the nose, twice a day, 4 consecutive days per week for 4 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 36457653 · 2022

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
4 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of family & reproductive health
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZH76SDEMNYKRZMV0RS0JN2