Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology (대한한방체열의학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 1
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- Pages.49-55
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- 2003
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- 1598-592X(pISSN)
A Clinical Study on the Effect of Ginseng to Control Superficial Body Temperature
인삼 복용 전후 체표온도의 변화에 관한 임상적 연구
- Choi, Ga-Ya (Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center) ;
- Cho, Jung-Hun (Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center) ;
- Jang, Jun-Bock (Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center) ;
- Lee, Kyung-Sub (Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center)
- Published : 2003.12.13
Abstract
In Oriental medicine, Ginseng had been used for many diseases widely. It's main effects are suppling Qi and Promoting metastasis. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of Ginseng on control of body temperature. We conducted this study with 24 volunteers who had no problem in their health from November 2002 to January 2003. The body temperature were measured by DITI and thermometer before taking Ginseng and after 30minutes of the taking Ginseng extract 15g. We observed the difference of temperature among face chest and upper abdomen. All data were coded for computer analysis and significance were tested by Paired t-test and independent-t-test. According to our study, the axillary temperature show no signifiant change between two groups. The difference of temperature