Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Non-conventional medicines are not devoid of toxicity and it is relevant to establish an inventory of the general public\'s knowledge of essential oils. The objective is to identify the profile of the victims of a poisoning, the ways of administration and the symptoms as well as the incriminated essential oils.
METHODS: Two surveys, for the general public and health professional, were distributed (January-March 2019). In addition, data from the Angers poison control center for the period 2017-2018 were analyzed and compared with the data from our study.
RESULTS: Our surveys gathered 623 and 59 answers. The data of the poison control center of Angers counted 741 intoxications. The precautions for use and contra-indications of essential oils are not well known since 5% of the respondents identified them correctly. Our data show that using a mixture increases the risk of intoxication (P<0.02). The most cited essential oils in case of intoxication are Eucalyptus, Tea tree and Lavender. The symptoms mainly concern a cutaneous application (75%) and remain of short duration and without gravity. Concerning the intoxications referenced to the poison control center in Angers, the same essential oils are involved, the oral route is mostly used (70%) and the symptoms listed for 74% of intoxications concern oropharyngeal, ocular, abdominal and skin pain.
CONCLUSIONS: The delivery of essential oils is not harmless and the data obtained both through our surveys and the processing of data from the poison control center of Angers show that they must be used with caution.
METHODS: Two surveys, for the general public and health professional, were distributed (January-March 2019). In addition, data from the Angers poison control center for the period 2017-2018 were analyzed and compared with the data from our study.
RESULTS: Our surveys gathered 623 and 59 answers. The data of the poison control center of Angers counted 741 intoxications. The precautions for use and contra-indications of essential oils are not well known since 5% of the respondents identified them correctly. Our data show that using a mixture increases the risk of intoxication (P<0.02). The most cited essential oils in case of intoxication are Eucalyptus, Tea tree and Lavender. The symptoms mainly concern a cutaneous application (75%) and remain of short duration and without gravity. Concerning the intoxications referenced to the poison control center in Angers, the same essential oils are involved, the oral route is mostly used (70%) and the symptoms listed for 74% of intoxications concern oropharyngeal, ocular, abdominal and skin pain.
CONCLUSIONS: The delivery of essential oils is not harmless and the data obtained both through our surveys and the processing of data from the poison control center of Angers show that they must be used with caution.
摘要：
目的：非常规药物并非没有毒性，建立公众对精油知识的清单是相关的。目的是确定中毒受害者的概况，给药方式和症状以及有罪的精油。
方法：两项调查，对于公众和健康专业人士来说，已分发（2019年1月至3月）。此外,分析了Angers毒物控制中心2017-2018年的数据，并将其与我们研究的数据进行了比较。
结果：我们的调查收集了623个和59个答案。Angers毒物控制中心的数据统计了741次中毒。精油的使用和禁忌症的注意事项尚不为人所知，因为5％的受访者正确地识别了它们。我们的数据表明，使用混合物会增加中毒的风险（P<0.02）。在中毒的情况下，引用最多的精油是桉树，茶树和薰衣草。症状主要涉及皮肤应用（75％），持续时间短，无重力。关于昂热毒物控制中心提到的中毒，涉及相同的精油，主要使用口服途径（70％），74％的中毒症状与口咽有关，眼,腹部和皮肤疼痛。
结论：精油的输送并非无害，通过我们的调查和对Angers毒物控制中心数据的处理获得的数据表明，必须谨慎使用。
方法：两项调查，对于公众和健康专业人士来说，已分发（2019年1月至3月）。此外,分析了Angers毒物控制中心2017-2018年的数据，并将其与我们研究的数据进行了比较。
结果：我们的调查收集了623个和59个答案。Angers毒物控制中心的数据统计了741次中毒。精油的使用和禁忌症的注意事项尚不为人所知，因为5％的受访者正确地识别了它们。我们的数据表明，使用混合物会增加中毒的风险（P<0.02）。在中毒的情况下，引用最多的精油是桉树，茶树和薰衣草。症状主要涉及皮肤应用（75％），持续时间短，无重力。关于昂热毒物控制中心提到的中毒，涉及相同的精油，主要使用口服途径（70％），74％的中毒症状与口咽有关，眼,腹部和皮肤疼痛。
结论：精油的输送并非无害，通过我们的调查和对Angers毒物控制中心数据的处理获得的数据表明，必须谨慎使用。
