Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research (한방비만학회지)

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A Case Report for the Effects of the Modified Fasting Therapy (Gamrosu) on Obese Patients with Hypertension

감로수 절식요법을 적용한 고혈압 비만환자 증례보고

  • Received : 2016.05.16
  • Accepted : 2016.06.14
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Gamrosu was originally conceptualized from Jeho-tang, a selected thirst quencher of the kings in Chosun Dynasty and Saeng-Maek-san, a qi-vigorating summer beverage recommended by Dongeuibogam. It is a modified fasting therapy beverage which is manufactured from the single herbal medicines composed of those two prescriptions. This study was conducted on 6 obese patients with hypertension. A modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu was practised on them for 10 consecutive days. After the therapy, their average blood pressures were descended from 148/89 mmHg to 119/79 mmHg. The modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu is supposed to be more effective than general diet program or dietary sodium reduction on controlling hypertension. And, Gamrosu improves anti-hypertensive effect by reducing the side effects, such as fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, heartburn, nausea, and headache, during the modified fasting therapy.

고혈압으로 진단된 비만환자 6예에 10일간 감로수 절식요법을 시행한 결과 절식기 후 혈압은 평균 148/89 mmHg에서 119/79 mmHg로 수축기 혈압은 28.7 mmHg 감소(-19.39%) 하였고, 이완기 혈압은 10.3 mmHg 감소(-11.57%)하였다. 절식기 후 체중, 체질량지수, 체지방량, 체지방률은 각각 평균 -6.65%, -6.10%, -7.76%, -1.42% 감소하였다. 위의 증례결과로 보았을 때 감로수 절식요법은 비만, 고혈압환자에 적용하였을 때 체중감량과 더불어 혈압강하효과를 가져올 것으로 기대된다. 감로수는 절식요법을 진행할 때 생길 수 있는 문제점의 발생을 줄여 10일간 절식요법이 안정되게 진행할 수 있게 도움으로써 혈압강하효과를 증가시킨다.

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