The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

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The Safety and Efficacy of Herbal Medicine for 107 Psoriasis Patients: A Retrospective Chart Review

한약으로 치료 받은 건선 환자 107명의 안전성 및 유효성에 대한 고찰

  • Lee, Byung-Chul (Nature Oriental Medical Clinic) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Ji (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
  • 이병철 (자연으로한의원) ;
  • 최은지 (강동경희대학교병원 한방안이비인후피부과)
  • Received : 2016.02.25
  • Accepted : 2016.03.20
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: To observe safety and efficacy of herbal medicine for psoriasis patients. Methods: We did retrospective chart review for 107 psoriasis patients who had been treated by herbal medicine for 2 months, and we analyzed the liver function test (LFT) results and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores of before and after the treatment. Results: The mean LFT and the number of patients with abnormal LFT decreased after the treatments. More than 95% of patients with normal LFT maintained normal results at after the treatment, and only 2.1% and 4.6% patients with normal LFT showed abnormal Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (GOT) and Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (GPT) results at after the treatment. Also, both mean PASI scores for all patients and patients with abnormal LFT before the treatment decreased significantly. Conclusions: This study suggest that herbal medicine may be safe and effective treatment for psoriasis.

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