日用化学工业(中英文) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 1392-1402.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2026.10.012
严羽欢1,吕粼1,吴美娜1,杨睿1,蔡国强1,2,何美林1,*(
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收稿日期:2025-12-29
修回日期:2026-09-21
出版日期:2026-10-22
发布日期:2026-10-30
Yuhuan Yan1,Lin Lv1,Meina Wu1,Rui Yang1,Guoqiang Cai1,2,Meilin He1,*(
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Received:2025-12-29
Revised:2026-09-21
Online:2026-10-22
Published:2026-10-30
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E-mail: 摘要:
当代社会失眠问题突出,已成为一项影响人类身心健康的重要公共卫生挑战,而嗅觉吸入作为便捷、高效且安全的非药物干预策略,在改善睡眠健康方面展现出广阔应用前景。系统梳理嗅觉干预助眠的相关研究,对开发高效稳定的助眠日化产品具有重要意义。文章从嗅觉干预的作用机制、效果评价方法、活性成分三个维度,系统综述了嗅觉吸入干预助眠的研究进展;通过香调特征与助眠活性的深入分析,构建了涵盖花香调、木质调、芳香调与柑橘调的“安眠香调轮”,为个性化助眠产品的香气选择与配方设计提供了科学分类依据;同时阐释了单方天然精油的助眠特性与作用靶点,分析了复方精油“多成分-多靶点-多通路”的协同优势,并探讨了基于天然精油开发标准化合成香料的技术价值。旨在通过梳理多维证据与香调体系,为开发高效、稳定且个性化的助眠产品提供理论依据,推动嗅觉调节在睡眠健康管理中的科学应用。
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严羽欢, 吕粼, 吴美娜, 杨睿, 蔡国强, 何美林. 嗅觉干预助眠的作用机制与研究进展[J]. 日用化学工业(中英文), 2026, 56(10): 1392-1402.
Yuhuan Yan, Lin Lv, Meina Wu, Rui Yang, Guoqiang Cai, Meilin He. Mechanisms and research advances in olfactory intervention for sleep promotion[J]. China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics, 2026, 56(10): 1392-1402.
表1
天然精油的成分、作用靶点、作用机制与助眠效果"
| 香调 | 种类 | 主要化学成分 | 作用靶点 | 作用机制 | 效果 | 文献 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 花香调 | 薰衣草 | 芳樟醇 | 杏仁核GABA | 提升GABA水平,调节乙酰胆碱水平,抑制组胺释放,调节DA、NE等单胺类递质 | 缩短小鼠的非快速眼动(NREM)睡眠潜伏期、增加NREM睡眠时长并增强其慢波活动,改善DL-4-氯苯丙氨酸诱导的失眠 | [ |
| 乙酸芳樟酯 | ||||||
| 大马士革玫瑰 | 香茅醇 | 调节GABAA受体功能、增加δ慢波 | 显著改善心脏监护病房患者的主观睡眠质量、睡眠潜伏期、睡眠时长、习惯性睡眠效率,并减少睡眠障碍 | [ | ||
| 香叶醇 | GABAA受体 | |||||
| 茉莉 | α-法呢烯 | 5-HT1A和GABAA Rα1 | 上调5-HT1A与GABAA Ra1受体表达,增强GABA能抑制功能,并发挥抗炎、抗氧化及神经保护作用 | 延长总睡眠时间(与PCPA模型组相比,P<0.01);减轻失眠引起的体重下降;改善神经元结构 | [ | |
| 芳樟醇 | ||||||
| 天女木兰 | β-榄香烯 | 5-HT1A和5-HT2A; GABAARα1和 GABAARα2; GABA合成酶 | 上调5-HT系统功能,增强GABA信号传导,促进GABA合成;神经保护和潜在的抗炎作用 | 小鼠的睡眠潜伏期显著缩短,并延长小鼠的总睡眠时间 | [ | |
| β-罗勒烯 | ||||||
| 德国洋甘菊 | α-没药醇及其氧化物 | 实验组PSQI睡眠质量评分(平均3.96)较前测显著下降且显著低于对照组(均P<0.05) | [ | |||
| 芹菜素 | ||||||
| 木质调 | 檀香 | α-檀香醇 | 干预组PSQI得分从11.0±2.06降至4.27±0.87,对照组仅轻微下降,组间差异显著 | [ | ||
| β-檀香醇 | ||||||
| 沉香 | 倍半萜类 | GABRA1;GRIA1;5-HT1A和5-HT2A | 通过多靶点调节神经递质:增加GABA含量及GABA/Glu比值;增加5-HT含量 | 缩短小鼠睡眠潜伏期、延长睡眠时间,抑制自主活动 | [ | |
| 云杉 | 乙酸龙脑酯 | GABAARα1和5-HT1A | 增加大脑神经元数量,并上调GABA受体和5-HT受体的表达水平 | 小鼠体重变化率逐渐增加、睡眠潜伏期缩短、睡眠时间延长 | [ | |
| 莰烯 | ||||||
| α-蒎烯 | ||||||
| 芳香调 | 鼠尾草 | 樟脑 | 改善绝经后妇女的睡眠质量,有显著效果 | [ | ||
| α-侧柏酮 | ||||||
| 8-桉叶素 | ||||||
| 罗勒 | 芳樟醇 | 调节大脑皮层电活动,同时平衡自主神经功能 | 多数受试者收缩压、舒张压及脉搏下降,减γ波、增α和β波 | [ | ||
| 草蒿脑 | ||||||
| 蛇麻草 | β-月桂烯 | 修复松果体结构、促进内源性褪黑素分泌;上调GABA和5-HT水平,下调NE、DA等水平 | 睡眠潜伏期缩短、睡眠持续期延长(P<0.05);水平运动和垂直运动增加(P<0.05) | [ | ||
| α-葎草烯 | ||||||
| β-石竹烯 | ||||||
| 马郁兰 | 单萜类 (萜品烯-4-醇等) | 调节大脑皮层电活动 | 促入睡的θ波均增加、觉醒相关的α波均降低 | [ | ||
| 乙酸芳樟酯 | ||||||
| 缬草 | 缬草烯酸 | GABA转氨酶 | 降低GABA转氨酶的活性,从而抑制GABA的降解,增强GABA能神经传递 | 显著延长大鼠PCPA睡眠时长 | [ | |
| 缬草酮 | ||||||
| 缬草三酯 | ||||||
| 紫苏 | 紫苏醛 | GABAAα?和GABAAγ? | 上调脑内GABA递质水平及其受体(GABAAα?/γ?)的表达,激活GABA能神经系统,逆转了PCPA对5-HT合成的抑制,从而恢复5-HT水平 | 提高PCPA诱导的小鼠入睡率,缩短入睡潜伏期,延长睡眠时间 | [ | |
| 4-桉叶素 | ||||||
| 乙醛二乙缩醛 | ||||||
| 迷迭香 | 1, 8-桉叶素 | 5-HT1A | 激活5-HT能系统并增强GABA能抑制,从而促进睡眠 | PSQI从6.17降至3.70 (P=0.007),对照组无变化 | [ | |
| α-蒎烯 | ||||||
| 芳樟醇 | ||||||
| 柑橘调 | 苦橙 | 柠檬烯 | 提升心率变异性、降低枕区脑电β波功率,抑制促炎因子释放 | 改善28~34周睡眠障碍孕妇睡眠质量 | [ | |
| 芳樟醇 | GABAA受体 | 结合于GABAA受体跨膜区的变构位点,正向增强GABA引发的氯离子电流 | ||||
| 香柠檬 | 乙酸芳樟酯 | GABAA受体 | 正向调节大脑中的GABAA受体功能,增强抑制性神经传递 | 有效减轻外科重症监护病房患者的焦虑和改善睡眠质量 | [ | |
| 柠檬烯 | ||||||
| 香蜂草 | 1, 8-桉叶素 | 有效提升NICU早产儿母亲的睡眠质量 | [ | |||
| 香茅醇 | ||||||
| 柠檬醛 |
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