• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.21-39
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• 2002

Objectives : This study is designed to evaluate the psychological characteristics of Sasang Constitution(Origin and Nature & Emotion Group) by MBTI. Methods : 200 people were tested by QSCCII(Origin and Nature & Emotion Group) and MBTI. It is analyzed by ANOVA, Frequency, Crosstabulation, Duncan & Scheffe Post Hoc Tests. Results : 1. The number of Soyangin was 73, Soeumin was 49, Taeumin was 50, Not classified was 28 in Origin group and Soyangin was 114, Soeumin was 28, Taeumin was. 26 in Nature & Emotion group. When we evaluate QSCCII with 38 Nature & Emotion questionaires, the number of Soyangin are incresed compare to Origin Group. 2. The most three MBTI Types are Soyangin ISTJ, ISTP, ESTJ, Soeumin IJST, ISTP, INTJ, Taeumin ISTJ, ESTP, ESTJ, in Origin Group and Soyangin ISTJ, ESTJ, ISTP, Soeumin ISTJ, ISTP, INTJ, Taeumin ISTJ, ESTP, ISFP in Nature & Emotion Group. There is no significant difference between Origin and Nature & Emotion Group in ststistics. 3. Soeumin & Taeumin tended to be introverted, judging types in Origin and Nature & Emotion Group. Soeumin tended to be intuition type in Nature & Emotion Group. Conclusion : We have not significant differences on peculiarity of sasang constitution compared to MBTI between Origin and Nature & Emotion Group in ststistics.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.121-137
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• 2010

Objectives: The purpose of this study is investigate about chief complaints of pediatric outpatients in the oriental medicine hospital and search for a latest of patients and their symptom. Methods: The study was composed of 3024 new patients aged between 0 and 20 who had been visited pediatrics in Kyung Hee oriental medicine hospital from 2009 March to 2010 February. Results: In age distribution, 1 year old child have most visited, and the number of the patients have fallen sharply as age have increased. The most visited month is August, and the least is November. In systemic division of chief complaints, in order of respiratory part, growth part, restorative herb medicine part, digestive part, neurologic & psychologic part, dermatologic part visited in patients number, and in single chief complaints, in order of growth, restorative herb medicine, anorexia, rhinosinusitis, cold, atopic dermatitis, seizure & epilepsy have visited. As for age and systemic division, between 1 and 6 years old, the patients of respiratory division have most visited, more than 7 years old, growth division. As for age and single chief complaints, in 0 year old, seizure & epilepsy have most visited, between 4 and 6 years old, rhinosinusitis, more than 7 years old, growth. Growth and respiratory division have increased the most in August, restorative herb medicine and digestive division have increased the most in September. In single chief complaints, patients of growth have most visited in most of time, but in September and November patients of restorative herb medicine have visited the most. Conclusions: The most visited division was respiratory part, and the most visited chief complaints was growth. More data of patients should be accumulated for further study, and we expect more specific study would be done about many kinds of disease in basis of this study.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.111-124
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• 2006

Purpose : This study was conducted to investigate the dose dependent effects of Panax Ginseng on the reproductive functions in mice. Methods : We used the 8-week-old mice, and administered 0.2ml extract solution of Panax Ginseng in the different concentration once a day for 60 days. The control group was administered 0.2ml normal saline in the same way and duration. We counted the total, motile and normal sperm number of the cauda epididymis and measured the activities of sperm hyaluronidase, peroxidase and catalase of the isolated testis tissues. And we observed histological changes of surgically isolated testis by histochemical methods. Results : All Panax Ginseng extract solution groups showed significantly dose dependent differences in the total number, the motility and normality of sperms compared with the control group, respectively. In the histological analysis of the testicular tissues, all Panax Ginseng extract solution groups showed the enlargement of testicular lobe diameter and apparent angiogenesis between seminiferous tubules. And the activity of typical sperm enzyme, hyaluronidase, was significantly increased in the Panax Ginseng extract solution groups compared to the control group. In the antioxidant activity analysis, the activities of peroxidase and catalase were significantly increased in the Panax Ginseng extract solution groups compared to the control group. Conclusion : This study shows that Panax Giseng has the beneficial effects on the concentration, morphology and motility of sperm, the activities of sperm hyaluronidase, testicular peroxidase and catalase. We can suggest that Panax Ginseng be useful for the treatment of male infertility.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.55-63
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• 2012

Objectives The causes of Epistaxis could vary in children, but among them, digestive problem is an important cause. So, the purpose of this study is to report seven cases of chronic epistaxis treated by oriental medicine. Methods The seven patients who are diagnosed with epistaxis were treated with herbal medicine (Auajinuktang-gamibang), and its effect was measured. Results After the treatment, number of the epistaxis incident is decreased, and the patient's general conditions have gotten better. Conclusions This study has shown that oriental medical treatment on children's epistaxis was effective, but further studies are needed.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.119-124
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• 2002

Almost all professions organize into their own occupational organizations, Through these organizations, professionals try to awaken to and pursue their own group interests. Moreover, the members of a profession endeavor to develop an occupational ideology through their organization. Based on this occupational ideology, these individuals try to expand the span of their control on the occupation's related areas. Finally, they work to build an organizational structure that can be easily reproduced so as to facilitate the creation of new branches of the organization in the future. Efforts toward strengthening the organization and securing its status have greatly affected the professionalization of Korean oriental medicine. In 1952, a Korean Oriental Medicine Doctors' organization was created, and since then it has developed rapidly. Since the 1970s, many colleges of Korean oriental medicine have opened and the number of Korean oriental medicine doctors has grown. Many branches of the initial Korean Oriental Medicine Doctors' organization have been established, and as a result, these organizations have developed in quantity as well as in quality.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Oriental Medical Informatics
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.49-56
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• 2005

Objectives To evaluate the treatment effect of Bee-venom Acupuncture on Neck Pain by Traffic Accidents, which is well known for anti-inflammatory effect and function of activating immune system. Methods We investigated 33 cases of patients with Neck Pain by Traffic Accidents by soft tissue injury. One group was treated by Bee-venom Acupuncture therapy, the other group was treated by General Acupuncture therapy . We evaluated the treatment effect of each group by Treatment Days & Number of Times, Distribution of Clinical evaluation grade, Visual Analog Scale before and after Treatment.

• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.17-27
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• 2011

Objective : The purpose of this study was to identify the trend of research in the Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine and to suggest future perspective for oriental preventive medicine research. Method : The contents of 344 articles published in this journal was reviewed from its beginning year 1997 to year 2010. Result : The number of articles was increased as times go on. An analysis of the research design showed, experimental research (in vivo or in vitro) was 36.9%, survey research was 26.5%, review was 20.1%. In the major classifications of topics published, health management 28.5%, oriental medicine effectiveness 25.3%, herbal safety and toxicity 13.1%, and environmental and occupational medicine 9.0% respectively. Conclusion : There has been a lack of health preservation(Yang-saeng) topic, epidemiology and health statistics topic. Further research need qualitative study and each subjects of oriental preventive medicine.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.181-189
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• 2007

To examine the effects of HHCP on atopic dermatitis and its various immunopathologic parameters was induced by DNCB in NC/Nga mice and the animals were orally administrated with HHCP. We summarized the results obtained from serum levels of IgE and the numbers of various immune cells as follow. HHCP has no cytotoxic effects at the range of concentration (1-400 ${\mu}g$/ml) on fibroblast isolated from lung of BALB/c mice. HHCP significantly lowered the serum levels of IgE compared with control at 16 and 20 week. HHCP significantly reduced the number of CD19$^+$ cell in spleen and DLN, as well as the number of B220$^+$ /IgE$^+$ cell in DLN compared with control. HHCP significantly reduced the number of ${\alpha}$${\beta}$ TCR$^+$ in spleen and DLN, the number of CD8$^+$ in spleen compared with control, and also significantly reduced the number of CD3$^+$, CCR3, CD3$^+$/CD69$^+$, CD3/ CCR3, CD4$^+$, CD3$^+$/ CD4$^+$/CD45$^+$ cell in DLN. HHCP increased the number of NK$^+$ cells in spleen compared with control, in contrast significantly decreased the number of CD11c$^+$/ Classll$^+$ cell and CD11b$^+$/Gr-1$^+$ cell in DLN. Taken together, these results suggested that HHCP has suppressive effects on atopic dermatitis through the inhibition of IgE production and modulation of immune cell population in NC/Nga mice.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.119-138
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• 2000

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of the bee venom(BV) aqua-acupuncture on the neuronal activities of serotonergic(5-HT) system in the brainstem. After the BV aqua-acupuncture was applied on Chok-Samni(ST36) and the gluteal part(Blank locus) in rats, the number of Fos immunoreactive neurons was counted by using computerized image analyzing system. Also, the number of colocalization between 5-HT containing neurons Fos immunoreactive neurons were analyzed by using the double immunohistochemical technique. The results of the experiments were summarized as follows : 1. In almost every neucli, the Chok-Samni group and Blank locus group showed more increase in the number of Fos immunoreactive neurons than the control group. Especially, in Arc, DR, LC, RMg, Gi, PAG Rost and PAG LV, the Chok-Samni group showed more significant increase than the control group. Also, in PAG LV Mid and Arc, Chok-Samni group showed more significant increase than the Blank locus group. 2. In DR and PAG LV Mid, Chok-Samni group and the Blank locus group showed more significant increase in the number of colocalization between 5-HT containing neurons and Fos immunoreactive neurons than the control group after the BV aqua- acupuncture. Also, the Chok-Samni group showed more significant increase than the Blank locus group. Consequently, the BV aqua-acupuncture increased more potent the number of Fos immunoreactive neurons and the activity of serotonergic neurons. Furthermore, the BV aqua-acupuncture was more effective on Chok-Samni than Blank locus group. These results indicate that the BV aqua-acupuncture is very effective therapy to control pain. The therapeutic effect of BV aqua-acupunture may associated with the endogenous modulatory system such as serotonin Those data from the study can be applied to establish the effective treatment of the BV for pain control in the clinical field.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.161-170
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• 2007

Objectives : This report was performed to report the present situation of the adverse reactions of chuna manipulation in Korea. Methods : Searches were conducted on Internet based field. We investigated the cases reported from Korea Consumer Agency and the "Minwon Baekseo" published by Korean Oriental Medicine Society. Results & Conclusions : The relevant cases and papers were of small number. The most adverse reaction of chuna manipulation was disc herniation. The serious adverse reactions were Cauda equina syndrome(CES) and Cerebral infarction. Most of serious adverse reaction cases were performed by non proffesional therapist. We should give chuna treatment to patients after sufficient education. We expect more case reports and systemic studies about adverse reaction and effect of chuna manipulation.