• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.543-552
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• 2010

The objectives of this study are to examine the current status and problems of herb-drug interaction (HDI) information and information database in Korea and suggest the better way to establish useful HDI database. We collected HDI studies that published in Korea and analyzed according to objective, methods, selection criteria of herbs, number of study, correlation between study subject and frequently used herbal medicine (HM). Then we selected representative HM database on the internet made by Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) among the several databases and analyzed its contents related to HDI. Several HDI studies were carried out from laboratory based research to clinical trials and HM databases have been developed for providing information about different aspects of traditional Korean medicine. But the information of HDI and information database are still far from practical applications because there are no coherence to select study subjects and methods among researchers. So, it is necessary to build up HDI database led by the government for providing systematic HDI information. HDI information database is expected to be able to provide useful evidence for health professionals in prescription and consultation to reduce the chance of adverse effects and improve the quality of medical care.

• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.157-169
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• 2004

We have conducted questionnaire and measured serum kidney function tests on 156 patients whom have received a treatment at a local Oriental medicine clinic in Seoul from Sept. 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2002. Patients were categorized into five groups. The groups are control(10 samples), herbal extract group(41 samples), herbal pills group(5samples), western medicines(45samples), and combination group(55 samples). This study was conducted to investigate how these treatment methods can affect the kidney functions. Following results were obtained : 1) Most of the research subjects were male(103 individuals) living in large urban area, with a drinking habit, highly educated, and with normal marriage. For the treatment history, 45 individuals received western medicine treatment(28.85%), 46 with Oriental medicine(29.49%), and 55patients (35.26%) experienced both forms of the treatment. 2) For measuring Mean(SD) of serum kidney functions for all the research subjects, Bun was 12.16(3.90)g/dl, 0.51(0.19) g/dl for Creatinine, and 4.64(1.49)g/dl for Uric acid. All the measurements were within the normal range. 3) Confounding variables which may affect the kidney functions such as age, smoking, drinking, occupation, and residency were eliminated in calculation and no significant differences were witnessed between the control and experiment groups. 4) In measuring affects of treatment duration on the kidney functions, no statistical significances were shown in multiple regression's ${\beta}(SE)$ values. 5) Correlations affecting the kidney functions are duration of drinking, drinking volume per round, drinking volume per week, smoking, gender, and age difference caused significant correlations. From the above results, we can deduce that taking herbal and western medicine didn't cause significant effects between the control and experiment groups in the kidney functions. Further research is needed in this field to verify this evidence by adding odds ratios and etc.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.267-270
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• 2001

소아천식은 기도의 만성 염증 및 과민반응을 특징으로 나타내고 있어 염증을 일으키거나 알레르기 반응을 일으키는 물질로부터 차단하는 방법이 효과적임을 현대의학에서 이미 밝히고 있다. 한의학에서는 천증(喘證)에 본디 뿌리 깊은 근원(천유숙근(喘有夙根))이 있다고 간주하여 허약한 체질은 내적인 요인이고, 풍한침습(風寒侵襲)은 유발요인이며, 담음복폐(痰飮伏肺)와 신기휴허(腎氣虧虛)는 재발의 근본이라고 하였다. 본 연구에서는 소아 천식에 구마황(灸麻黃), 은행(銀杏), 건강(乾薑), 오미자(五味子), 백전(白前), 구백부(灸百部), 소자(蘇子) 등을 사용하였고, 경우에 따라 황기(黃?) 혹은 선령비(仙靈脾)를 추가하여 正氣(正氣)를 강화시키는 목적으로 사용하였다. 약리학적 연구에 따르면 마황과 건강, 오미자 등은 모두 기도의 염증세포 침윤(浸潤)를 억제하고 항알레르기 효과가 있으며, 건강과 오미자는 또한 히스타민에 대한 길항효과(拮抗效果)도 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 은행 추출물은 혈소판 활성화 수용체에 대한 길항작용을 갖고 있으므로 이러한 물질들로 인한 기관지의 경련을 방지하여 천식증상을 왕화시킨다. 구백부(灸百部)는 지해(止咳)효과가 뛰어나다. 소아천식에 대한 치료는 표본동치(標本同治)의 원칙을 지키며, 증상이 완화된 단계에서도 중약 투여를 1-2개월 지속시키는 것이 중요하다. 소아에게 있어서 천식증상이 완화된 후 어혈(瘀血) 상태가 성인에 비해 심하지는 않지만, "구병필어(久病必瘀)"의 결과에 유의할 필요가 있다. 천식이 장기간 지속되면 필히 혈액순환 장애가 수반되므로 천궁(川芎)이나 단삼(丹蔘) 등의 활혈제(活血劑)를 가미하여 사용하면 효과를 높일 수 있다. 결론적으로 소아의 천식은 항염증, 평천(平喘), 화담(火痰), 지해(止咳)와 더불어 보신익기화어(補腎益氣化瘀)의 약물을 병행하여 사용하는 것이 바람직하며, 단순한 중약 투여는 일부 양약에 의한 소아성장에 미치는 영향을 피할 수 있어 더 많은 임상연구가 이어져야 한다.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.67-74
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• 1991

Many people have a growing interest on the health result from economic improvement, various environimental pollution and stress, and unrest on the adult diseases etc.In these result, demand for the herb medicine continues to expand. Farmers of theour country have a hardship in the farm management owing to of opening and liberaliza-tion, and make strenuous efforts on the devclopment of substitute crops to overcomethese differties. Government nowadays recommends the cultivation of the economiccrops like a flowers, medicinal herbs mushroom and clean vegetables. Medicinal herbsare specially profitable among these crops because herbs are possible to culture inwaste land, disused field and slope land, and owing to need less labor and competitionthan those of other crops. The most important problem is the facts that the compli-cation of currency structure of herb medicine inflicts mucll loss to cultivators. Therefore, this study was investigated the state of herb cultivation and the facts to be imploved in currency structure of the harvested herb medicine.1 . The cultivating area and output have been gradually increased and much produc-ted in Kyoungbuk, Kangwon, Choongbuk, Cheonbuk and Cheonnam province in or-der of cultivating area 2. Collection amount of wild herb medicine is decreasig bythe reason of the varous difficulties on the collection. 3. Cultivators of medicinal herbscan make agricultural management more resonable in information exchange on theherb cultivation, purchase of seed, fertilizer, chemicals and other materials, and sell-ing of harvested herb medicine by organization of cultivator fraternity. 4 Cultivatorshave to exclude intermediary margin by the development of direct transaction andcontract cultivation with medicinal herb store, drug manufacturer, chinese meicinehospital and trading firm etc. And also, by the performing exportation with foreign consumer.

• The Journal of Dong Guk Oriental Medicine
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-33
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• 1999

This study was done in order investigate the object and the method of animal experimental paper on immunity The results were obtained as follows: 1. Rat, mouse, kk mouse and rabbit were used for experimental paper singe or combine. 2. It was examined a way of bringing about a lowering of immunity used as MTX and other reagent, and it has caused many cases which lead to bring about a lowering of immunity by causing specified disease. 3. It was examined, according to items of my observation. there are mainly hemagglutinin titer, hemolysin titer, phagocytic activity, Rosette forming cells, delayed type hypersensitivity, IL-2 productivity and NK cell activity in survey. 4. Most used drugs and 경혈(aqupuncture paint) have the characters reinforcing a fair spirit and reinforcing an unfair spirit(a miasma or poisonous air). 5. It is necessary to a deep study of an experimental way about aqua-acupuncture on immunity in the future.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.46-53
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• 2000

Recently, the efficient disposal of the waste rubber is necessary due to increasing amount of the waste rubbers. In this paper, method of recycling waste rubbers as components of medium for hydroponic rose culture was suggested. We investigated growth of rose, and macro- and micro-elements, pH and EC of the media amended with waste rubber, In the beginning of culture, stress symptoms such as thin brittle stem and incipient wilting were observed, but they disappeared in a few weeks. Concentration of $Zn^{2+}$ in media at flowering increased in proportion to contents of waste tire in the media. pH of media at flowering were in the range of 5.70 to 6.35. Rose growth in all media, except in wasterock wool mixed with EPDM powder at 9:3 ratio, was normal and equivalent to the control in terms of stem length, number of stems harvested and fresh weight.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.15-29
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• 2019

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical studies on the effect of herbal medicine in type 1 diabetes in children and to seek better approach of herbal medicine to treat type 1 diabetes in children. Methods This study researched randomized controlled trials through various databases in the world about herbal medicine treatments in type 1 diabetes in children. Results 10 out of 337 studies were selected and analyzed. All studies were conducted in China. All studies were using herbal medicines, as an adjunctive treatment to the main regimen. As a result, the integrated Chinese medicine and western medicine lowered FPG by -1.56 mmol/L and 2hPG by -1.94 mmol/L on average, respectively. The HbA1c also decreased by -1.11% in the treatment group compared to the control group. Total efficacy of the treatment was 1.21 times more effective in the treatment group than in the control group. Conclusions Based on the results of the studies, it seems that the herbal medicine for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in children will be effective as a combination with conventional medicines. Further research is needed to prove the findings of this observatoional studies.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.301-314
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide clinical evidence to support the use of herbal medicine combined with western medicine for BPSD. Methods: Studies were identified by searching CNKI, Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, SCIENCEON, RISS, KMbase, KISS, OASIS. Literature searches of Chinese, English, and Korean databases were performed. Two authors independently extracted the data and evaluated the quality of each study. Results: The literature search identified 203 articles. Of these, 7 were selected for the analysis. The risk of bias in most studies was unclear. The most frequently used diagnostic tools were the NINCDS-ADRDA and DSM-IV. The most commonly used results indicator was NPI. In 6 of the 7 papers, combination treatment (herbal & Western medicine) was statistically significantly more effective than single treatment (Western medicine alone) for BPSD. No significant adverse events were reported. Conclusions: Herbal medicine in combination with Western medicine is more effective for treating BPSD than Western medicine alone. However, the quality of the studies used in this study was uncertain and the sample size was too small. Based on the findings of this study, more high-quality clinical trials are needed to confirm the efficacy of combination treatment.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.200-208
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• 2022

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the use of Korean medicine on a chronic urticaria patient. Methods : We treated an adult patient had chronic urticaria with herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, photodynamic therapy. The effects of the treatment were evaluated through urticaria activity score and photo evaluation. Results : The urticaria activity score started at 6 and ended with 0. After 4 months of follow-up, no recurrence was confirmed. Conclusions : This study has demonstrated that Korean medicine could be effective to treat chronic urticaria with papular form.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.12-34
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• 2023

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination therapy of Yukmijihwang-tang and Western medicine on primary glomerulonephritis. Methods: We conducted a search using keywords, such as Yukmijihwang-tang and Liuwei Dihuang, in eight databases (CNKI, CiNii, Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, Science On, OASIS, RISS). There was no limit to the publication period of the papers. A meta-analysis was conducted and classified according to the outcome measurements, such as the total effective rate (TER), serum creatinine (SCr), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Data analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.4.1 software, and Cochrane's risk of bias (ROB) was used to assess the quality of the papers. Results: A total of 12 randomized control trials were selected. The meta-analysis showed that the treatment group combining Yumijihwang-tang and Western medicine was more efficient than the control group using Western medicine alone (RR: 1.29, CI: 1.20 to 1.39 p=<0.00001). The treatment group also reduced the BUN (MD: -2.40, CI: -2.90 to -1.89, p<0.00001) and Scr (MD: -33.34, CI: -40.85 to -25.82, P<0.00001) more than the control group. Conclusion: This study suggests that the combination therapy of Yukmijihwang-tang with Western medicine is effective in treating primary glomerulonephritis. However, these findings should be interpreted cautiously due to the unknown or high risk of bias in the included trials.