# sandalwood boosts parasympathetic activity

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**Created:** [July 14, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sandalwood-boosts-parasympathetic-activity/4654 "2007-07-14T23:34:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sandalwood-boosts-parasympathetic-activity/4654/1 "2007-07-14T23:34:04Z")

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this ref looks interesting  
(3.) Stromkins J. The Autonomic Nervous System and Aromatherapy. Chelsea Printers, Richmond, BC.

The hypothesis is sandalwood oil causes a decrease in sympathetic tone as accessed with patients by the Heart Rate Variation (HRV), blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure) and pulse rate.

[Sandalwood oil’s effect on the autonomic nervous system Original Internist - Find Articles](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDL/is_1_10/ai_n18615709/pg_1)

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**Author:** ![DrSmellThis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DrSmellThis](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/DrSmellThis)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sandalwood-boosts-parasympathetic-activity/4654/2 "2007-07-18T14:46:33Z")

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Actually the study found no significant effects, unless I missed something.

Interesting article, though.

Sandalwood is a complicated substance.

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**Author:** ![Holmes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/holmes/32/2128_2.png) [@Holmes](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Holmes)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sandalwood-boosts-parasympathetic-activity/4654/3 "2007-07-18T16:43:11Z")

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> It has been found to help remove negative programming from the cells.

Is that true?

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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sandalwood-boosts-parasympathetic-activity/4654/4 "2007-07-18T17:17:11Z")

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> [@DrSmellThis](#):
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> Actually the study found no significant effects, unless I missed something.
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> Interesting article, though.
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> Sandalwood is a complicated substance.

yep… but you can’t edit the title of a post once it’s been posted.