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Grass scent in a bottle: Researchers Develop Anti-Stress Spray

to Munich (netdoktor.de) - Australian scientists have developed a fragrance that make people happy and reduce stress. The spray contains chemicals from freshly cut grass and green leaves and acts directly on amygdala and hippocampus, the emotion and memory centers of the brain .

When cutting grass and leaves at least five chemicals are released, the stress reducing effect. They regulate the limbic system, brain responsible for emotions and memory area, which includes amygdala and hippocampus. Here sits among other things, the control center for the release of stress hormones in the body. Three of these plant substances are banned, and Prof. Dr. Nick Lavidis Rosemarie Einstein from the Univerity of Queensland in Brisbane now in bottles. The biomedical scientist and pharmacologist hope that you spray the carriers as well as a relaxing stay in the park and so reduces the negative effects of stress on the organism.

Prolonged stress is bad for the body. He makes people more susceptible to infection and promotes a number of serious diseases such as hypertension , cardiovascular problems , anxiety and depression . The new Anti-Stress Spray in Australia since September as a room spray for use on bedding and clothing on the market. (Nb)