Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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A Clinical Case Report of Soyangin Patient with Peripheral Coldness

양독백호탕으로 호전된 소양인 사지 말단부위 냉증 환자 1례 보고

  • Oh, Hyun-Joo (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Hwang, Min-Woo (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 오현주 (강동경희대학교병원 사상체질과) ;
  • 황민우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Received : 2017.09.11
  • Accepted : 2017.09.16
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to report significant improvement of peripheral coldness in patient, who was diagnosed with 'Soyangin Chest-heat symptomatic pattern' and applied medication based on Sasang Constitutonal medicine. Methods The patient was treated with herbal medications, according to his own symptomatology. The objective outcome was measured by thermography and the subjective sensation was assessed by using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results The symptoms of peripheral coldness improved remarkedly without any side effects. Accessory symptoms and original symptoms also changed for the better. Conclusions This results show that it is available that peripheral coldness is treated with herbal medications according to Sasang Constitutional medicine, especially ingenious in terms of the fact that some patient can be diagnosed with heat-based condition on the basis of original symptoms, although his/her chief complaint is classified as cold pattern.

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