Mail OnlineSweet dreams are made of flowers, according to researchers.
Scientists say tests have shown that sleeping with roses in your bedroom may provoke pleasant dreams.
During a study, the scent of the blooms were pumped under the noses of 15 sleeping women for ten seconds over 30 nights.
The volunteers were then woken up and asked to record their dreams - which proved to be more pleasant than normal.
Further analysis showed that the smells had an affect on the emotions of the dreams but did not become part of the dream as women exposed to roses did not dream about roses.
Similar tests showed that the rancid smell of rotten eggs provoked negative feelings in their dreams.
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OfSpirit.com Holistic, Spiritual & Self-Improvement Articles, Interviews, Links & Online Magazine - excellent site from which the two articles below came from:
A Brief History of Incense by Margaret McGoverne
The Rose: Love, Healing, Symbolism And Alchemy by by Anja Heij
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