芳香療法是藉植物精油為媒介，以按摩及薰香等方式，來達到回復身體健康的作用。其以「輔助療法」的型式在醫療及美容方面有着廣泛的用途。目前有關芳香療法在運動科學方面的研究尚在起步階段，對於在運動領域上所扮演的角色仍尚未確定。基於此，本文簡單介紹芳香療法的基本概念以及精油進入人體的途徑與作用；並整理近年來芳香療法對於運動科學有關的人體及動物實驗的研究結果，期待能對目前盛行於歐美國家的這項古老、傳統的療法能有更深一層的認識，以及未來在運動表現的應用上能提供參考，並利後續研究的推動及相關精油產品的開發。

The aromatherapy has applied essential oil as the tool to help people maintain a healthy body condition through the use of massage and fragrance. Moreover, the name complimentary treatment, originated from aromatherapy, has been widely used by medical and cosmedic fields. However, its role played in sports science field is still uncertain and rarely discussed. The study simply introduced the fundamental concepts of aromatherapy and how it worked with human body and reviewed the recent literatures of sports science related aromatherapy effects on human and experimental animals. It is hoped that the review will be able to help people from the field of sports science to get to know the age-old treatment more for better future development on sports performances and related products.