로즈마리차 섭취와 정유흡입이 흡연 대학생의 항산화능에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The oxidative reaction and the anti-oxidative system should be balanced in the human body. The increase of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentration by varied environmental factors may cause the imbalance of the anti-oxidative protecting mechanism, which can leads to the increase of the oxidative stress in human body system. Smoking can cause the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can lead to the change of lipids and lipoprotein in blood, damaged endotheliocyte by oxidized LDL. Such disease like cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease may occur from the changes and the damages listed above. Therefore, improved anti-oxidative nutrition needs to be suggested to reduce the smoking caused oxidative damages. It is very important to have anti-oxidative nutritions for smokers in order to remove free radicals continuously. 30 male and female smoking students, who understood and agreed the purpose of this study, have selected and have divided into three groups containing 10 students each. First group is the Control group, second group named RT(Rosemary Tea) is to drink rosemary tea only, and the last group named RTO (Rosemary Tea and Essential Oil) is to inhale the essential oil and also to drink rosemary tea. This study is focused on the improved anti-oxidative nutrition, particularly about drinking rosemary tea and inhaling the essential oil, which can worked on the lipids in blood, anti-oxidative enzymes such as GPx, SOD, CAT and Vitamin C, total anti-oxidant status (TAS), malondialdehyde (MDA) in blood and urine. Results of this study are as follows. Therefore, It can be confirmed that the rosemary tea and the essential oil have positive effects for the young female and male smoking university students.