Aromatherapy as its become known isn't exactly an effect of the substances themselfs but relies more on the action of the olfactory nerves in the back of the nose. It has been shown that these are closely linked to many other biological systems in the body and a ppm dose triggering a very specific receptor can case other effects in the body without direct action form the compound itself. Take peppermint for instance. Once day after eating a nice filling meal go and take a good whiff of the oil of peppermint. It stimulates the actions of the digestive system and you will literally feel the gut go into action.
Much of aromatherapy is folk lore but close investigation more often then not will uncover the reasons for why these chemicals react the way they do in ones body.
Ginger is a known stimulent from ancient times so if there would be any place to start I would suggest to someone that they perform an alcoholic extraction and perform a duel phase colume chromograph on it to seperate it into its componants. Text each part and isolate the stimulant and then understand why it is what it is. Follow this with an amination of some sorts to assist it in binding to neuroreceptors if its possible in this case.
This is the sort of action that would be required to discover a new substance.
Much of aromatherapy is folk lore but close investigation more often then not will uncover the reasons for why these chemicals react the way they do in ones body.
Ginger is a known stimulent from ancient times so if there would be any place to start I would suggest to someone that they perform an alcoholic extraction and perform a duel phase colume chromograph on it to seperate it into its componants. Text each part and isolate the stimulant and then understand why it is what it is. Follow this with an amination of some sorts to assist it in binding to neuroreceptors if its possible in this case.
This is the sort of action that would be required to discover a new substance.