Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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Four Case Studies of Climacteric Disorders with Sasang Constitutional Medicine

갱년기장애의 사상의학적 치험 4례

  • Yu, Jun-Sang (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University)
  • Received : 2017.09.11
  • Accepted : 2017.09.20
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of Sasang constitutional herb medicine for the treatment in postmenopausal women having various complaints. Methods From December 2016 to July 2017, four cases of women having climacteric complaints were extracted. Results Their main symptoms were hot flush, insomnia, sweating, cold sensation, and excitation. Their Sasang constitutional types were 2 Soyangin and 2 Taeeumin. Main symptomology of Soyangin was Chest-heat congested symptomology and that of Taeeumin was Esophagus-cold symptomology or Esophagus-cold Lung-dry Symptomology. Conclusions Their symptomolgies of Soyangin and Taeeumin lied in the Interior disease rather than Exterior disease, in the Advanced disease rather than Mild disease. It could show that Sasang constitutional medicine and management is possible to be indicated in climacteric disorders.

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