Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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A clinical report on the mild case of Parkinson's disease improved with Soyangin-Gihwangbeakho-tang

소양인(少陽人) 지황백호탕(地黃白虎湯)으로 호전된 경증(輕症) 파킨슨 환자에 대한 임상보고(臨床報告)

  • Go, Gyeong-Deok (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Jeong, Sung-Hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Shin, Gil-Cho (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Won-Chul (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Hun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, dongguk Univ.)
  • 고경덕 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정승현 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신길조 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이원철 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이지훈 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2002.12.30
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Abstract

Parkinson's disease(PD) is characterized by chronic progress of mesencephalic dopaminergic neuronal death. Diagnostic criteria for PD require at least two of three motor sign: tremor, rigidity, or bradykinesia. Levodopa and the dopamine agonists are considerd first-line drug therapy. In the book ‘dongyi soose bowon(東醫壽世保元)’, Soyangin Gihwangbeakho-tang(地黃白虎湯) is used at Soyangin Interior-overheated-disease. This case is patient who is 69 years old lady, suffered by the tremor of jaw and a slight rigidity, bradykinesia etc. This patient was classified as Soyangin by features, somatotype and emotional patterns. She improved in the tremor of jaw and others with Gihwangbeakho-tang for 67days. The result revealed that Soyangin-Gihwangbeakho-tang was effected on the tremor of jaw and others with Parkinson's disease patient.

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