It was aimed to sample a group of people with a particular characteristic, namely raised arterial blood pressure. This method is used primarily in qualitative research design. In the study, it was also used in order to pilot the questionnaire. The sampling was also purposive in nature in order to generate hypotheses for further study and it was used for practical reasons because the study was conducted on a small scale basis, but in the case of a large scale clinical trial, random sampling may be possible because the re-selection of patients may not be of great importance. The Holistic Medical Model of natural medicine virtually precludes the use of strict application of scientific research methods as we know them.
Clary sage is mildly hypotensive.
The carrier oil used as lubricant in the study was an unrefined grapeseed oil. The blend consisted of 15ml of unrefined grapeseed oil and one drop of each of the pure essential oils of Ylang-ylang, Marjoram and Clary sage. A fresh blend of massage medium was being prepared prior to each treatment and blending was supervised by the author. Questionnaire and Validity Much of the work took place at the questionnaire design stage. It was agreed that the questionnaire should take a simple format and be quick to fill in.