Étude d’observation sur la prise en charge du stress des étudiants de fin de cycle pharmacie de faculté Sétif par l’huile essentielle de l’orange douce

Abstract

Our study entitled «Observational study on the management of stress by sweet orange's aroma on pharmacystudents of Sétif» The main objective is an introduction to an observational study of the anti-stress effect on a small sample, this objective is complemented by a secondary one which studies the variability of the chemical composition of this EO. This is a descriptive study that involve 20 healthy students at the University of Farhet Abbes Sétif pharmacy department, it was carried out over a period of 2 consecutive days with a distribution of surveys beforehand. The analysis of the data through the surveys showed that the average age of the volunteers is 24 years with a female predominance of 65%, the perceived stress score rose on average from 33 to 29 after inhalation of HE, The blood pressure also decreased from (115;73) to (110;71) as well as the heart rate from 83 to 79 bpm . This study is completed by a research of the chemical variability that shows us that the main chemical component is limonene with an average of 93% in the 3 countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) and which also plays a role in the properties of the essential oil Citrus sinensis.