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A Case Report of an Elderly Patient with Psoriasis Treated with Jeongri-tang Gagam-bang: Focus on Digestive System Treatment

  • Do Kyung Han (Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Won Gun An (Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2023.10.20
  • Accepted : 2023.11.15
  • Published : 2023.12.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to report the efficacy of Korean medicine with Jeongri-tang Gagam-bang for treating psoriasis. Methods: A patient with psoriasis was treated with Jeongri-tang Gagam-bang (正理湯加減方). Moreover, acupuncture was performed on CV12 (中脘) and both sides of ST25 (天樞), GV20 (百會), LI4 (合谷), and LR3 (太衝) for 15 minutes. Psoriasis severity was assessed using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). Pruritis and dyspepsia intensities were ranked on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of 0–10. Results: After treatment, the PASI changed from 21.6 to 1.6. Patient's pruritus had almost disappeared and dyspepsia had improved. Conclusions: This study shows that Jeongri-tang Gagam-bang (正理湯加減方) and acupuncture on CV12 (中脘), ST25 (天樞), GV20 (百會), LI4 (合谷), and LR3 (太衝) might be helpful to treat psoriasis symptoms by improving digestive function.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education under grant [No. NRF-2021R1I1A3A04037158].

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