• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.15-25
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• 2006

Objectives : This report is about a case of a patient who improvement in general condition, Infection and bowel after and urinary dysfunction. Methods : We diagnosed that symptoms as Wejeung(?證), and employed oriental medical treatments, herb medication, acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, moxibustion and physical therapy. Results : In the first case, neurologic impairment was aggravated despite of 15 days of treatments. In the second case, motor and defecation was improved. Conclusions : There is no specific treatment for acute transverse myelitis in the Western medicine. Several case reports revealed clinical improvement of subacute or chronic transverse myelitis in the oriental medicine. We anticipated that the researches regarding treatment for acute transverse myelitis in the oriental medicine will be encouraged in the near future.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.89-103
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• 2020

Objectives This study has been conducted to verify frequently used herbs and herbal formulas to treat obesity in Korea during 2015 to 2019. Methods Publications related to treatment of obesity using herbal medicines from 2015 to 2019 were retrieved from 12 databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI], Koreanstudies Information Service System [KISS], National Digital Science Library [NDSL], Research Information Sharing Service [RISS], DBPIA, KMBASE, KoreaMed, KoreanTK, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS]). Extracted articles were analyzed in terms of publication year, journal, and type of herbs. Results A total of 136 studies have been included in this study. 33 herbal formulaes and 129 herbs have been analyzed. Taeyeumjowui-tang was the most frequently studied herbal formulae and Ephedrae Herba was the most frequently studied herb. Ginseng Radix was the most frequently studied single herb in isolation from herbal formulae. Conclusions These results suggest that various herbs and herbal formulae can be used to treat obesity. Since this study includes every type of study, additional studies based on clinic are thought to be necessary.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.9-14
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• 2012

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the pesticide residue of herb medicine through high density ozone water cleaning system. Materials and Methods : We purchased ginseng(Panax ginseng) on market and sprayed pesticides (Diazinon) on ginseng. We analyzed pesticide residue according to washing methods(untreated, ozone water cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning, Water cleaning). As a result of each washing methods, in ozone water cleaning method pesticide residue was much less remained than in Ultrasonic Cleaning method and water cleaning method. Conclusions : High density ozone water cleaning is the best method for removing pesticides of herbal medicine.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.103-113
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• 2013

Objectives: Thyroid cancer is the most common cancer for female in Korea. This study aims to report the effects of Korean medicine on complications after total thyroidectomy and neck dissection in the papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods: The 3 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma were treated by Korean medicine such as acupuncture, moxibustion and pharmacopuncture therapy. We evaluated the results of treatments by change of symptoms. Results: After treatments such as acupuncture, moxibustion and pharmacopuncture therapy except herb medicine, the symptoms of complications after total thyroidectomy and neck dissection were improved. Conclusions: This study shows that Korean medicine has effects on complications after total thyroidectomy and neck dissection in the papillary thyroid carcinoma.

• Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

Purpose : This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of herb medicine on climacteric woman with numbness of lower limbs by using Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging(DITI). Methods : The patient was 56-year-old female who was suffering from numbness, cold hypersensitivity of lower limbs and hot flush. We treated her using herb medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion. The progress of symptoms were evaluated by DITI, and then we compared DITI before treatment and after treatment. Results : After treatment, visual analog scale of numbness and cold hypersensitivity of lower limbs were decreased and frequency of hot flush was also decreased. The temperature of forehead got lower than that before treatment and the temperature of LR3 and ST32 got higher than those before treatment on DITI. Conclusion : This result suggest that DITI can be used for assessment after treatment on climacteric symptoms with numbness of lower limbs.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.270-273
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• 2010

Acupuncture has been widely used in alternative medicine for pain relief but may have many complications due to lack of appropriate cares. Pharmacopuncture is a sort of acupuncture that injects a herbal ingredient through a thin tube for the purpose of combining the effects of the herb and acupuncture and it has many pitfalls. The agents, used in pharmacopuncture are not refined for a desired effect and not produced by sterile standard processes under strict medical surveillance. We, report a case of a 44-yr-old male patient who had multiple abscesses in the psoas region with fever, right low back and hip pain that began after the pharmacopuncture treatment. This case shows that although pharmacopuncture has been practiced widely, it is important that the appropriate aseptic technique should be used to prevent severe infections and other complications.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.217-224
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the effect of oriental treatments for the postpartum disease caused by abortion in an elderly gravida. Methods: The patient in this case, 40 years-old female was admitted at You-Min oriental medicine hospital for 26days($3rd/Jan/2007{\sim}29th/Jan/2007$) due to postpartum disease caused by abortion. Her chief complains were chilling, vertigo, nausea, whole body pain, and sweating. This patient was treated with oriental treatment such as herb medication, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. Results: After the oriental medical treatment, the patient was improved in the clinical symptom of postpartum disease caused by abortion and the aging process. Conclusion: This case study shows that the postpartum disease caused by abortion in an elderly gravida would be treated more carefully in oriental medicine considering women#s aging.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.14-18
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• 2023

Jukyeo (竹茹; Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam: BCT) is an herbal medicine made from the inner part of the bamboo stem of Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. henonis Stapf ex Rendle or Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold et Zuccarini. Although medical literature published in China and Korea decades ago introduced BCT as a remedy for reducing vomiting, fever, and hematemesis, decoctions containing BCT as a main herb (君藥) in Korea have been approved only for treating neurologic symptoms. Here, we discuss the anti-inflammatory function of BCT. Combined with the clinical usage of a BCT-containing decoction in treating inflammatory diseases in Japan, we raise the possibility of repurposing the BCT-containing decoctions for treating inflammatory diseases. The anti-inflammatory activity of BCT was mainly assessed by using RAW 264.7 cells. The regulation of NF-κB, Nrf2 and A20 activities was determined by western blot and quantitative RT-PCR. The list of decoctions containing BCT currently approved in Korea was obtained from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KFDA). BCT suppressed the activity of pro-inflammatory factor NF-κB elicited by LPS, activated an anti-inflammatory factor Nrf2, and induced A20 that is known to block several inflammatory pathways simultaneously, suggesting that BCT can suppress inflammation via at least 3 different pathways. KFDA approved 11 decoctions containing BCT as a major herb, including Gamiondam-tang (加味溫膽湯; GOT), for treating neurologic disorders. Interestingly, Jukyeoondam-tang (竹茹溫膽湯; JOT), whose composition is almost identical to GOT except for one herb, has been used to treat inflammatory pulmonary disorders including Covid-19 pulmonary infection in Japan Given the anti-inflammatory function of BCT evidenced by medical literature and experimental results and the clinical usage of JOT in treating inflammatory pulmonary disorders, we suggest a repurposing and extension of the BCT-containing decoctions approved in Korea to treating inflammatory diseases.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.261-268
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• 2009

Objectives : Wallenberg's syndrome is dorsolateral medullary syndrome. The main symptoms of it are ataxia of gait, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, diplopia, numbness, dysphagia and other major symptoms. By use of Oriental medical treatment, we could improve symptoms on one patient with Wallenberg's syndrome. Methods : We conducted one patient with Wallenberg's syndrome after overwork seen at Dong-Eui University Ulsan Oriental Medical Hospital. We treated symptoms from Wallenberg's syndrome by oriental medical treatment such as herb and acupuncture. Results and Conclusion : We suggest that the oriental medical treatment by differentiation of symptoms make the patient with the Wallenberg's syndrome recovery.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.696-701
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• 2010

Hepatitis A is acute hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), HAV is a non-enveloped 27nm, heat-, acid, and ether-resistant RNA virus in the Picornavirus family. HAV is transmitted primarily through fecal-oral route and the incidence rate of hepatitis A is closely related to environmental hygiene and socioeconomic condition. Recent improvements in sanitation, public health policies, and socioeconomic development in South Korea have had great impact on the incidence of hepatitis A, which natural production of antibodies against HAV and the prevalence of HAV antibody has decreased. However, during the past ten years, symptomatic HAV infection substantially increased among juveniles and young adults in their twenties and thirties, and hepatitis A has become one of the most common acute hepatitis. Though there has been no report on treatment of hepatitis A with jaundice by oriental medicine in South Korea, many studies and case reports on treatment of icteric hepatitis of which main symptom is jaundice have been published in other countries. To treat patients diagnosed with hepatitis or suspected cases in oriental medicine hospitals, we need to have concerned about hepatitis A. This report is disease pattern identification in oriental medicine and treatments of 3 patients who were diagnosed with acute hepatitis A and treated in oriental medicine hospital.