Research Articles

  • article Rodríguez-Redondo, Y. et al. Bibliometric analysis of nature-based therapy research. Healthcare11, 1249. 10.3390/healthcare11091249 (2023).

  • article Wang, X. et al. Mapping of research in the field of forest therapy-related issues: A bibliometric analysis for 2007–2021. Front. Psychol.13, 930713. 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930713 (2022).

  • article Ochiai, H. et al. Physiological and psychological effects of a forest therapy on middle-aged females. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health12, 15222–15232 (2015).

  • article Ideno, Y. et al. Blood pressure-lowering effect of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing): A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Complement. Altern. Med.17. 10.1186/s12906-017-1912-z (2017).

  • article Kobayashi H, Song C, Ikei H, Park BJ, Lee J, Kagawa T, Miyazaki Y (2017) Population-based study on the effect of a forest environment on salivary cortisol concentration. Int J Environ Res Public Health 14(8):931.

  • article Chae, Y. et al. The effects of forest therapy on immune function. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health. 18, 8440. 10.3390/ijerph18168440 (2021).

  • article Kobayashi, H. et al. Forest walking affects autonomic nervous activity: A population-based study. Front. Public. Health6, 278. 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00278 (2018).

  • article Lee, J. et al. Influence of forest therapy on cardiovascular relaxation in young adults. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat Med.2014, 834360. 10.1155/2014/834360 (2014).

  • article Song, C. et al. Psychological benefits of walking through forest areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health15, 1316. 10.3390/ijerph15122804 (2018).

  • article Woo, J. & Lee, C. J. Sleep-enhancing effects of phytoncide via behavioral, electrophysiological, and molecular modeling approaches. Exp. Neurobiol.29, 120–129 (2020).

  • article Ikei H, Song C, Miyazaki Y (2016) Effects of olfactory stimulation by α-pinene on autonomic nervous activity. J Wood Sci 62(6):568–572.

  • article Li Q. Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention -the Establishment of "Forest Medicine". Environ Health Prev Med. 2022;27:43. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00160. PMID: 36328581; PMCID: PMC9665958.