There is no good 

medical evidence that aromatherapy can prevent or cure any

disease. For cancer patients, aromatherapy has been found to lower anxiety and
depression symptoms. In 2015, the Australian Government's Department of
Health published the results of a review of alternative therapies that sought to
determine if any were suitable for being covered by health insurance;
aromatherapy was one of 17 therapies evaluated for which no clear evidence of
effectiveness was found.
Evidence for the efficacy of aromatherapy in treating medical conditions is poor,
with a particular lack of studies employing rigorous methodology. A number
of systematic reviews have studied the clinical effectiveness of aromatherapy in
respect to pain management in labor, the treatment of post-operative nausea and
vomiting, managing challenging behaviors in people who have dementia, and
symptom relief in cancer. However, some studies have come to the conclusion
that while it does improve the patient's mood, there is no conclusive evidence on
how it works with pain management. Studies have been inconclusive because of
the fact that no straightforward evidence exists. All of these reviews report a lack
of evidence on the effectiveness of aromatherapy.