구기자 추출물 식이가 전신경락마사지의 피로감 개선에 미치는 영향 = Effect of Lycii fructus Extract on Fatigue Improvement After Meridian Massage

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this study, a direct survey and blood analysis were conducted in order to verify the reduction of fatigue level right after receiving a full body meridian massage through the intake of Lycii fructus extract. In order to analyze the level of fatigue experienced right after receiving a full body meridian massage by using the dietary intake of Lycii fructus extract, which include anti-oxidant substances, direct survey and blood analysis was conducted on females between the age of 50 and 60 who live in Seoul. Through direct survey, the correlation between the subject’s health statuses, daily stress level, daily fatigue and the level of fatigue symptoms experienced after the massage according to dietary intake were analyzed. To conduct a comparison analysis on dietary intakes of Lycii fructus extract and mineral water for the control group, blood was collected from the subjects before and after the massage and the changes of lactic acid, uric acid, stress hormones, anti-oxidant enzyme (SOD), total anti-oxidative activity (BAP), concentration of active oxygen (d-ROMs) were analyzed. Survey results revealed that the level of fatigue after the massage was lower when the subject’s health status was high and daily stress level and daily fatigue were low. The experimental group that received massages and also Lycii fructus extract showed improvement in fatigue. The blood analysis revealed that consuming Lycii fructus extract reduces fatigue inducing substances and stress hormones, and reduces the level of fatigue experienced after the massage by increasing anti-oxidant activity. The consumption of Lycii fructus extract, which was simultaneously conducted with the full body meridian massage, was effective in relieving stress and treating fatigue. This result suggests that enhancing anti-oxidant effects of Lycii fructus extract are able to increase the level of customer satisfaction by lowing stress and fatigue level.