The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회)
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Effects of Herbal treatment for In-patients with Mild Fever: Retrospective Clinical Study

  • Lee, Sun-Ju (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Han, In-Sik (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Oh, Hyun-Suk (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Jin (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Yoon, Jeung-Won (East-West Cancer Center, Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, Ga-Young (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Hong, Sun-Gi (Department of Sasang Constitution, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Lee, Won-Chul (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
  • Sun, Seung-Ho (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University)
  • Received : 2011.10.21
  • Accepted : 2011.11.09
  • Published : 2011.11.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the effect of herbal extract medicines for inpatients with fever symptoms in an oriental medicine hospital. Methods: Medical records of inpatients who experienced over $38^{\circ}C$ of fever from July 2010 to August 2011 has been requested with deleted personal identifiable information. The requested data were analyzed by patients' general characteristics, administrated western/herbal medicines, and changes in the body temperature of four administration groups (group 1, herbal extract medicine only; group 2, western medication(antibiotics/antipyretics) only; group 3, combination of herbal extract medicine and western medication; group 4, no medication control). The SPSS 19.0 was used for statistical analysis and p-value of less than 0.05 was regarded significant. Results: The body temperature has significantly dropped over time in the herbal extract medicine only group (p<0.001) along with the antibiotics/antipyretics only group. When both treatments were combined, stronger antipyretic effect was shown compared to the sole treatment of herbal extract medicine or antibiotics/antipyretics. Conclusion: The use of herbal extract medicines may be effective in alleviation of fever.

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