• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.113-128
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• 2005

1. Acute laryngitis is a hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds. 2. Acute laryngitis belongs with the GeupHuEum, HuBi, HuPung in oriental medicine. 3. GeupHuEum is caused by wind and cold, weak of lung and kidney, evil energy of liver, sore throat, etc. It is treated with the methods of cooling lung and wetting, removing heat and changing phlegm, etc. 4. Hubi is caused by fire and wind, dampness, large lung. It is treated with the methods of removing heat and antidote, reinforcing and descending fire, bleeding by acupuncture, vomiting. 5. Hupung is caused by phlegm and heat of lung and stomach, wind and heat. It is treated with the methods of dispersing wind and removing heat and changing phlegm by medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, vomiting, fumigation.