Two cases of abdominal distension treated with oriental medical treatment

한방치료로 호전된 창만 치험 2례

  • Yang, Na-rae (Department of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-kyung (Department of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Choi, Dong-jun (Department of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Han, Chang-ho (Department of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 양나래 (동국대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김미경 (동국대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 최동준 (동국대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 한창호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.12.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to report the effectiveness of oriental medical treatment including Hubaksenggangbanhagamchoinsam-tang(厚朴生薑半夏甘草人蔘湯) and moxibustion (and acupuncture) on abdominal distension. Two patients complainted of abdominal distension, vomiting, dyschezia and so on. According to the pattern identification (辯證論治), the distension of both patients were diagnosed as deficiency distension(虛脹). So we decided to treat the patients by means of tonification the deficiency(補虛) including Hubaksengganggamchoinsam-tang and moxibustion. And the symptoms improved after treatment. So we report these cases.

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