Kor J Aesthet Cosmetol 2009;7(1): 37-50. |
자스민 오일에 의한 중년 여성의 타액 코티졸 조절 |
김수미, 장경자, 리순화, 최태부, 김형주 |
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Controlling the salivary cortisol level of middle aged women by jasmine oil
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Su-mi Kim, Kyung-ja Jang, Shun-hua Li, Tae-boo Choe, Hyung-joo Kim |
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ABSTRACT |
Thisstudy focused on low levelofcortisoland observed theeffectofaromatherapy on middle
aged women whosesalivary cortisollevel wasbelow 10pg/ml.Thefirstexperimentalgroup was
themassage group with jasmineoiland thesecond experimentalgroup wastheinhalation group
withjasmineoilusingaromalamp.Thecontrolgroupwasthemassagegroupwithjojobaoil.The
studyobjectsweretreatedtwiceaweekfor4weeks.Thestressweremeasuredbeforetheexperimentandafterthelastexperiment.
Thesalivarycortisollevelwasmeasuredbeforetheexperiment,
afterthesecondweekofexperimentandafterthelastexperiment.Asforthemassagegroupwith
jasmine oil, the salivary cortisol level increased significantly and the stress was relieved
significantly.Asfortheinhalationgroupwith jasmineoil,thesalivary cortisollevelincreasedsignificantly
from thesecondweek,butin thefourth week itdecreased.And thestresswasrelieved
significantly.Itwassupposedthatjasmonoidofjasmineoilwhichsignaledresponsesofstressesin
plantsstimulatedthesecretionofcortisolinhumanbody.Asforthemassagegroupwithjojobaoil,
therewasnosignificantchange.Conclusively,themassagetreatmentwithjasmineoilwaseffective
forcontrolling thesalivary cortisollevelandrelieving stressinmiddleagedwomenbecauseofthe
synegyeffectbetweentheingredient,"jasmonoid"andtheapplicationmethod,"massage." |
Key words:
jasmine oil, aromatherapy, stress, cortisol, massage
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