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A Study of Effects of the Consumption of Jujube before Meridian Massage on Oxidative Stress and Fatigue among Middle-aged Women

This study attempted to develop and suggest a plan to maximize the effects of meridian massage for middle-aged women (aged 30s-50s) living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. For this, the effects of meridian massage with jujube tea. In this study, following meridian massage, fatigue sufferers were divided into two groups. A total of 8 people from the control group drank 100ml of water prior to the relaxing therapeutic treatment while those from the experimental group drank 100ml of jujube-infused (25g) water. After a 2-hour meridian massage, fatigue severity was assessed and a blood analysis performed. After meridian massage, fatigue severity improved from 'more than average' to 'mild or below' in five respondents (62.5%) in the jujube tea experimental group. The blood analysis revealed that after the meridian massage, lactic acid decreased by 4.0% and 32.1% in the control group and experimental group, respectively. In terms of uric acid, a significant decline was observed in both the control group (3.3%) and experimental group (6.6%). In terms of hormone changes, cortisol decreased by 28.7% and 39.5% in the control group and experimental group, respectively. Regarding serotonin, no significant difference was found in either group. Regarding oxygen free radical-related changes, SOD increased by 55.7% and 10.6% in the control group and experimental group, respectively. In terms of BAP, an 0.8% increase was found in the control group while a 4.9% increase was observed in the experimental group. In terms of D-ROMs, in contrast, the control group declined by 2.9% while the experimental group increased by 5.2%. Therefore, it appears that lowered fatigue was found after meridian massage in the experimental group because of the low lactic acid and uric acid levels. In addition, a decrease in cortisol levels, a slight increase in SOD and a significant increase of BAP had an effect on lowering fatigue as well. As a result,