Essential Oils Can Help ADHD

Among people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), inhaling essential oils or applying them topically to the skin may boost cognitive performance, focus, attention and more.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• When children with ADHD inhaled vetiver essential oil three times a day for 30 days they had improved brain wave patterns and behavior and did better in school

• Other research showed vetiver essential oil to have particular promise for ADHD, as it led to changes in brain activity suggestive of increased alertness

• Other essential oils that …