• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.465-472
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to report the clinical effect of herb medicine (Samryungbeakchul-sangami) on chronic renal disease. Methods : 8 patients diagnosed with chronic renal disease were enrolled in this study. They were treated with herb medicine (Samryungbeakchul-san gami) therapy. To evaluate the therapeutic effect, before and after treatment, we measured laboratory examinations: BUN, creatinine, glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Results : After treatment, improvement was seen in symptoms and in BUN, creatinine and GFR. Conclusions : This study suggests that herb medicine (Samryungbeakchul-san gami) is significantly effective in treating chronic renal disease.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.156-166
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• 1992

This study has been carried out to investigate the cause and symptom treatment of Dam-Hum (痰飮) by referring to 41 literatures. The results were as follows; 1. The factors causing Dam-Eum (痰飮) divided into 3 groups. The 1st outer factors are six dirty (六淫), 2nd week and yanghu (陽虛), 3rd mental. 2. The symptom of Dam-Eum (痰飮) is as follows. (1) dam(痰) : cough, retching, pain of sub-ribs, vomiting, crazy, coma, dizziness. (2) eum(飮) : edema, stimulus feeling in throat, cough with pain, cough, hemoptysis indigestion. 3. The treatment of Dam-Eum (痰飮) is as follows. gudam(祛痰), sungi(順氣), bobipaesin(補脾肺腎), chungyul(淸熱), jesep(除濕). 4. The drugs of Dam-Eum (痰飮) is as follows. gudam (祛痰): ejintang (二陳湯), dodamtang (導痰湯), gunghatang (芎夏湯). sungi (順氣) : chilgitang (七氣湯), gamisachiltang (加味四七湯). babi (補脾) : gwibitang (歸脾湯), sagunjatang (四君子湯). bopae (補肺) : bapaetang (補肺湯), yunpaeeum (潤肺湯), saeumjun (四飮煎). bosin (補腎) : yukmihwan (六味丸), palmihwan (八味丸), singihwan (腎氣丸).

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.43-54
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• 1993

Observing after enforcing the medication and the acupuncture theraphy on the CVA patient sick with the cerebral embolus by organic pathology of the heart and whose desease was from heat symptoms caused by exessive pathogenic factors of which caused from affection due to exogeneous factors, we obtained the results as follows; 1. Serious condition could be relieved by removing acute symptoms according to the principle of the 'In emergency causes treat the acute symptoms first, when these being relieved treat it's fundament cause'. 2. The lesion could be disable for which the traditional medication theraphy through the differentiation of symptoms-complexes had removed the symptoms caused by organic pathology of heart. 3. The acupuncture stimulation through the differentiation of symptoms seemed to influence electric conduction system. Through this case, If we objectify the diagnosis and the medical treatment, the part of the curing diseases can progress more effectively.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.343-352
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• 1998

This study involved 45 man-smoker outpatients of Han-lim oriental medical hospital from Feb. 1, 1998 to May 31, 1998. The results of this study are as follows ; 1. In sex distinction, the average age was 51.9 years with persons aged 25 to 83 years. 40's and 50's are the most as 12 persons (26.7%) respectively, and in order of the next 30's and 60's are 7 persons (15.55%) respectively, more than 71 years are 5 persons (11.10%), less than 30 years are 2 persons. 2. In occupational distinction, farmers are the most as 20 persons (44.4%), and then common desk workers are 11 persons (24.44%), fishermen are 8 persons (17.78%), the others are 6 persons (13.34%) in that order. 3. In the distinction of chief complaint, cough 39 persons (88.67 %), sputum 29 persons (64.44%), dyspnea 13 persons (28.89%), loss of appetite 7 persons (15,56%), chest pain 5 persons (11.11%) in that order 4. the effects after dosage are as follows ; favorable turn of sputum is the most 89.66%, cough 64.10%, chest pain 60%, dypsnea 53.85%, loss of appetite 28.57%. As a whole, more than 68.32% was improved. As the above, it was thought that Kwarujisiltang administration was evidently effective on a chronic disease of the respiratory organs.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.40-48
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• 2015

Objectives : This study is to report the effects of SokPyeonAnGel (SPAG) on patients with reflux esophagitis. Methods : Four patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, who had suffered from different symptoms, were diagnosed with reflux esophagitis by gastroscopy. SPAG was orally administered 30 minutes after each meal, 3 times a day. Analysis of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) for GERD symptoms and quality of life was performed before and 1~3 weeks after SPAG treatment. Results and Conclusions : The rating scores decreased by 1~4 points after treatment. In particular, there was a 2-point decrease in “How often did you take additional medication for your heartburn and/or regurgitation?” except for one patient who hadn't taken additional medication. This suggests that SPAG could be used to treat symptoms of reflux esophagitis.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.567-573
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• 2008

Cancer is now the leading fatal disease in every developed country. Due to very low efficiency of conventional cancer therapeutics and important aspect of quality of life (QOL), complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) has been accepted worldwide, especially by late-staged cancer patients. Oriental medicine traditionally has stressed not only the tumor itself but the body having cancer, improving cancer-related immunity and extending survival period. Herein, we report one case of a terminal staged rectal cancer patient having spread-metastasis but showing a meaningful clinical course of around four years with Oriental medicine therapies. This study aimed to report the clinical capacity of Oriental medicine for patients with cancerous disease, to help development of Oriental medicine-derived anticancer treatments.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.401-407
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• 2017

Objective: This study reports on a treatment case of Soojeom-san plus Jeungmiyijin-tang (SJJI) on gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia. Method: We considered a male patient suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia because of blood stasis and damp-heat of the spleen and stomach pattern and prescribed SJJI. The progress was evaluated using the frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) score, and the visual analogue scale for abdominal pain, sore stomach, and other symptoms. Results: The patient's symptoms, which included abdominal pain, sore stomach, dyspepsia, anorexia, insomnia, etc., almost disappeared. Conclusion: SJJI can be used for patients who have a chronic condition of gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia because of blood stasis and a pattern of damp-heat of the spleen and stomach.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.1043-1050
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Gyejigabuja-tang on liver function in patients with musculoskeletal disease. Methods: This research compared and analyzed data from liver function tests on patients who were treated with Gyejigabuja-tang during 17.98±1.78 days. Results: No significant effects appeared in the liver function of patients who were treated with Gyejigabuja-tang. Conclusions: This study suggests that Gyejigabuja-tang, which includes Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata, known as a toxic herb, may be used without causing significant liver injury if administered correctly as in this study.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.61-72
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• 2006

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate chiropractic spinal manipulation and internal diseases in articles. Methods: It was investigated how many articles had been searched for spinal manipulation applied to internal disease in Pubmed Database Results: 1. There are 19 articles of chiropractic spinal manipulation and internal diseases were investigated. 2. It was reported that there are improvements of spinal manipulative therapy on asthma, injury of the optic nerve, hypertension, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, etc. Conclusions: There are several reports on effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy on asthma, injury of the optic nerve, hypertension, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, etc. And It is considered that spinal manipulative therapy shows improvement on the internal diseases.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.727-735
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• 2017

This case report describes a 60-year-old man who had reflux symptoms despite treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Korean traditional medicine, including a herbal prescription, acupuncture, and moxibustion was administered to the patient during his 19 days of hospitalization. The visual analogue scale (VAS), gastrointestinal scale (GIS), and gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS) scores were assessed on the dates of admission and discharge. An abdominal examination, which is one of the Korean medicine diagnostic tools, was performed every day to evaluate the treatment progress. During the treatment, the improvement of symptoms was clinically correlated with abdominal examination outcomes. We suggest that administration of traditional Korean Medicine on PPI-refractory GERD patients could be effective and we recommend utilization of the abdominal examination as an assessment tool for Korean Medicine treatment.