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Research Article

The effect of inhalation of Citrus sinensis flowers and Mentha spicata leave essential oils on lung function and exercise performance: a quasi-experimental uncontrolled before-and-after study

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population given M. spicata and C. sinensis oils (N = 10 for each group)

Fig. 1 Respiratory parameters for participants before and after inhalation of M. spicata oil

Fig. 2 Respiratory parameters for participants before and after oil inhalation of C. sinensis oil

Table 2 Respiratory parameters in the post- and pre-inhalers measurements for the study outcomes of the participants given M. spicata (n = 10) and C. sinensis oils (n = 10) when running equal distance of 1500 m before and after

Table 3 Changes in exercise performance (time in seconds) for the participants given M. spicata (n = 10) and C. sinensis oils (n = 10) when running equal distance of 1500 m before and after oil inhalations