The Effects of Opium Seed Oil Massage on Oxidant-Antioxidant Status and Biochemical Parameters

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of oxidant-antioxidant status and massage applicati on swith opium oil on some blood values. After the study, the question of whether opium oil can be used as aromatrapic massage oil was sought to be answered. Thirty healthy women between the ages of 18-25 participated in thestudy. Ten of the participants were divided as control group, 10 as vaseline group and 10 as poppy oil group. Vaseline and poppy oil groups received general massage for an average of 30-40 minutes 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Blood was taken 4 times from all groups. The fatty acids of the opium oil to be used before the massage were analyzed. Covariance analysis was used by making normality distribution in statistical analysis. Tukey-Kramer test was used for group differences. The level of significance was set at p .05. There were statistically significant differences in biochemical and hematological values between the groups (p <.05). As a result, it has been observed that massage with opium oil increases HDL values and increases the Dopamine hormone. it was seen that it caused a significant decrease in WBC, MPV and Basophil level samong hematological parameters, significantly decreased the MDA level in the Vaseline group, and the massage application with petroleum jelly significantly reduced the level of DNA damage. New research is needed to use opium oil as a massage oil.