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INNOSC Theranostics and
Pharmacological Sciences Sujok therapy for patients with respiratory problems

The color red represents heat energy. This heat energy that patients use self-seed therapy at home for at least
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is placed in the lung area, which corresponds to the area 2 weeks. 48
under the thumb (standard system of Sujok) and under The limitation of this study was that not all respondents
the upper joints of each finger on the hands (insect system who experienced dyspnea had the same medical diagnosis.
of Sujok). The color red can also stimulate the lungs into
hyperactive conditions. The color red in Six Ki is the color 5. Conclusion
of the heart, but the axis is the brown color, representing
the lungs. Although the color red increases the warmth of Sujok therapy can restore oxygen saturation to normal
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the chest area and strengthens the heart organ, it becomes levels and reduce the severity of dyspnea symptoms.
a debilitating sedative color for the lungs. In summation, Acknowledgments
the color red provides warmth, strengthens the heart, and
stimulates the lungs. None.
The color green represents the respiratory tract in Funding
both the basic (thumb) and insect (fingers) systems of
Sujok. Likewise, the color green in Six Ki represents the This research was funded by the Faculty of Medicine, Public
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color of wind energy, the energy of movement. Imbuing Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (209/UN1/
the color green will stimulate movement and, expectedly, FKKMK/PPKE/PT/2021).
reduce the severity of the breathing process. In addition,
green is at the axis of the color yellow, which indicates the Conflict of interest
presence of humidity energy. Conditions with excess The authors declare no competing interests in this study.
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humidity energy encompass the presence of excess sputum
or phlegm, especially in respiratory problems. Therefore, Author contributions
the color green not only reduces humidity and prevents Conceptualization: Intansari Nurjannah
phlegm but also increases movement of the respiratory Formal analysis: Intansari Nurjannah
tract for better functionality. Investigation: Zakiah Novianti, Agus Suharto, Muhammad
The last step of Sujok therapy is the use of seeds. Yasir Sudarmo
A previous study used green beans in place of seeds, Methodology: Intansari Nurjannah, Ki Hariyadi
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whereas the present study used fenugreek seeds. Green Writing – original draft: Intansari Nurjannah
beans require more time to prepare because the buds from Writing – review & editing: Intansari Nurjannah, Zakiah
the green beans must stick to the skin of patients during Novianti, Agus Suharto, Muhammad Yasir Sudarmo,
seed attachment. In contrast, fenugreek seeds do not have Ki Hariyadi
buds, making it easier to attach to the patient’s hand. Seeds All authors equally contributed to this work.
contain latent energy power that is ready to be used, and
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seeds can transfer biological waves of energy to the target Ethics approval and consent to participate
area of therapy and also absorb negative energy. 47 This study received an ethical approval number (KE/FK/0118/
The seeds are applied after the massage and can be left EC/2021) from the Medical and Health Research Ethics
for 24 h for better effects. Ideally, the seeds are massaged Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and
again periodically every 3 – 4 h by pressing with a circular Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada-Dr. Sardjito General Hospital,
motion. The common signs indicating the natural energy Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Written consent was obtained from each
effect of the seeds are itching, tingling, reduced pain, and of the subjects to participate in the study before data collection.
a feeling of warmth in the target areas. After 24 h, the Consent for publication
seeds can be replaced with new ones, and the procedure
is repeated. This method is effective for long-term chronic Participates gave consent to publish their data.
diseases that are followed by persistent pain. 37 Availability of data
Seeds can be placed at any point of pain or cover all
areas of the affected organ. The seed used here must be Data used in this work are available from the corresponding
undamaged, fresh, and capable of germinating. Another author on reasonable request.
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reference mentioned that seeds can be used to get rid of Further disclosure
energy blockages because seeds have a large amount of
energy, similar to the natural growth of seeds into big Part of the findings has been presented in an oral
trees with little water and sunlight. It is also recommended presentation at the International Online Conference

Volume 7 Issue 2 (2024) 8 doi: 10.36922/itps.1418