• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.133-138
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• 2004

1. Objectives Facial Palsy(Bell's palsy) is a common disease in oriental medicine. In Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Taeumin have a basic condition by Ganyeol as their inherent symptomatic phamacology. This case is a study about Taeumin's facial palsy in Ganyeol conditions. 2. Methods In treatment of facial palsy, especially in acute stage, We prescribe Yeoldahanso-tang(熱多寒少湯) when a patient with facial palsy is diagnosed as Taeumin by their own characters. 3. Conclusions This case-study shows an efficient results by using Yeoldahanso-tang(熱多寒少湯) in treatment of facial palsy compared with other known treatments.