• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1913-1917
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• 2004

This study was designed to report the clinical effects of oriental medical therapy on a patient whose irritable bowel syndrome did not improved under western medical therapy, Herbal medication, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy were applied to the patient for 12 days. The status and frequency of feces were checked and self-recognized symptoms (abdominal pain and bowel sounds) were checked to evaluate improvement. According to the above evaluation items, the treatment was beneficial. The status and frequency of feces became normal. Abdominal pain and bowel sounds ceased. The above results suggest that oriental medical therapy is beneficial for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2008

Objective: To treat psychogenic headache patients, doctors have to amplify on the headache caused by emotional stress to patients, and assist the patients to cope with difficulties. So, we investigated HRV of the headache patients caused by Chiljungsang and would like to apply to the clinical treatment. Method: Our study measured time and frequency domain HRV indicies(5-min resting study) of 123 headache patients caused by emotional stress. Standardized tests of HRV allow a quantitative estimation of autonomic nervous system function. Results & Conclusions: 1. The study classed as aspects of the head pain showed the differences in RMS-SD(square root of mean squared difference of successive NN intervals) band, HF(high frequency) band significantly. 2. The male headache patients showed higher all the indicies except heart rate compared to the female patients, significantly in SDNN(standard deviation of NN interval), TP(total Power), HF band. 3. As the patients grow older, SDNN, RMS-SD band was lower and LF(low frequency) band, LF/HF ratio higher significantly. The beginning age lower, SDNN, RMS-SD band was higher significantly. The duration of the disease longer, LF band, LF/HF ratio was higher significantly.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.215-224
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• 2006

Objectives : In order to apply useful data to clinical practice, we undertook this study and tried to find factors related with sequelae of facial palsy in relation with patients' age and gender distribution, past history with the disease, condition before onset, duration of recovery time, existence of remaining sequelae, types of the sequelae, and duration for sequelae to disappear. Methods : We evaluated patients' condition (fatigue, stress, chills, cold and so on), past history (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, herpes zoster, cancer and so on), duration of recovery time, types of the sequelae, age and sequelae distribution as to when the treatments were started as we examined 473 patients who were diagnosed with facial palsy, and visited the Out-patient Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Bundang Oriental Medicine Hospital of Dongguk University through 2003 and 2004. Results : The sequelae of facial palsy were not significantly relevant to the signs found before facial palsy occurred(fatigue, stress, chills, and cold), or to patients' past history (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, facial palsy, herpes zoster). The duration of recovery time was within 30 days for 45.3% of the patients examined in this study, and within 90 days for 72.6%. Evaluating the existence of sequelae in relation to age, we found more in the group comprised of patients aged 50 and over than under 50. We found more sequelae in the group which is consisted of patients who had not been treated until 6 days after than within 5 days from the onset. Conclusion: Attention to sequelae will be needed for patients aged 50 and over and who were not treated until 6 days after the onset, as they had more sequelae.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.55-61
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• 2017

Objectives: In order to accurately measure skin moisture and accumulate normal skin moisture data, analyzing the uncertainty of the skin moisture measurement and establishing standard reference data is essential. It helps to evaluate the skin's condition and has great significance in diagnosis and treatment. In this study, the traceability of the equipment and the uncertainty of the results were analyzed for their potential use in the field of Korean medicine. The data was collected measuring skin moisture on the sole of the foot. Methods: One professional measured the moisture of the adult male's foot 10 times following a determined protocol. The standard uncertainty of repeated measurements was calculated from the mean value of 10 repeated measurements. Ten trainee participants also measured the adult male's foot following a determined protocol. The standard uncertainty by tester was calculated from the value of repeated measurements. Results: As a result of analyzing the difference between the mean and standard uncertainties in both the expert and trainees, it was confirmed that the variance in this study did not satisfy the normal distribution. In addition, the Mann-Whitney U-test was carried out, and it was found that there was no significant difference in the measured values of the two groups. The authorized uncertainty of measurements and traceability of all the equipment was not confirmed. Conclusions: This paper establishes the basis for later measurement-equipment research to provide the objective indicators to approach the dryness of plantar skin from dehydration, the Korean medicine perspective.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2015

Objectives: Bufonis venonum (BV) is the dried white secretions of the auricular and skin glands of the toads Bufo bufo gargarizans or Bufo melanosticus Schneider. This study was performed to evaluate the toxicity of intramuscularly-administered Bufonis venonum pharmacopuncture (BVP) and to calculate its approximate lethality through a single-dose test with Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Methods: Twenty male and 20 female 6-week-old SD rats were injected intramuscularly with BVP or normal saline. The animals were divided into four groups with five female and five male rats per group: the control group injected with normal saline at 0.5 mL/animal, the low-dosage group injected with 0.125 mL/animal of BVP, the medium-dosage group injected with 0.25 mL/animal of BVP and the high-dosage group injected with 0.5 mL/animal of BVP. All injections were in the left thighs of the rats. After administration, we conducted clinical observations everyday and body weight measurements on days 3, 7 and 14 after the injection. We also carried out hematology, serum biochemistry, and histological observations on day 15 after treatment. Results: No mortalities were observed in any experimental group. No significant changes in weight, hematology, serum biochemistry, and histological observations that could be attributed to the intramuscular injection of BVP were observed in any experimental group. Conclusion: Lethal dose of BVP administered via intramuscular injection in SD rats is over 0.5 mL/animal.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2012

Objectives: Hypertension is the highest ratio among chronic disease in Korea, and the western medical information about hypertension is provided by many web sites. Advanced researches about hypertension have been conducted in Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM) for decades, but the research results are not arranged. So the results have not been utilized in following research nor contributed to the expansion of public knowledge. Methods : We did this study to improve this situation. In this study, we built database about advanced research articles related hypertension in TKM and implemented TKM information system of hypertension. Results : First, we benchmarked hypertension information systems and designed the TKM information system based on the benchmarking results and comments from TKM doctors. And it was composed of introduce, treatment, and etc. Second, we built prescription, herb, acumoxa, qigong, prevention/management, and pill database which is about 600 data extracted from papers and books. Third, we implemented JAVA/JSP based web information system which provides the database. And we created links for the each papers and books to use more easily. Conclusions : If we provide the research results about TKM hypertension diagnosis and combinational medication of western and oriental medicine, this information system will be more useful. And if we add internal and external project report about hypertension, it will be more worthy.

• 한국의사학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.109-124
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• 2001

"의방유취(醫方類聚)"는 150여종 인용문헌의 내용을 91문의 병증문별로 분류한 다음 중복된 내용을 취사하는 등 일련의 정리와 수정과정을 거쳐 방대한 지식정보를 주제별로 정리한 대단위 의학정보사전이라고 할 수 있다. 물론 내용의 구성은 5만여 종에 달하는 치료처방이 중심이 되겠지만, 이에 앞서 전제되는 이론편과 매 문마다 부가된 식치(食治), 금기(禁忌), 침구(鍼灸), 도인(導引) 등 기타 요법 또한 적지 않은 분량이다. 이는 또한 앞서 간행한 "향약집성방(鄕藥集成方)"에서 병증목별로 간단한 몇 가지 조문의 이론과 단방요법 식으로 몇몇 문에만 침구와 도인법이 첨가되었던 것에 비하면 그 비중이 매우 중요시되었음을 알 수 있다. 특히 식치, 금기, 도인법이 이론과 방약에 필수적인 병용요법으로서 별개의 본편으로 구성된 것은 단순한 방약 위주의 대증치료(對症治療) 수준에서 벗어나 질병 발생 이후의 치료에 앞서 예방의학이 중시되었음을 뜻한다. 또 금기, 양생법을 병용함으로써 치료 후처치 또는 재활의학에 대한 관심이 증대되었음을 의미한다. 본고에서는 일반적인 처방서의 기본골격을 이루는 이론과 방약 부문을 제외하고 "의방유취"에서 다른 편으로 독립하여 구성된 식치, 금기, 침구, 도인편을 별도로 분리하여 고찰함으로써 치료편이 갖는 의미와 각 편별 특성을 알아보기로 한다. 먼저 제1절에서는 "의방유취" 구성상 독특하게 구성된 치료편의 구성과 각 편별 소재를 조사하고 그 비중을 가늠해 보았다. 이어 제2절에서는 각 편별 인용문헌을 살펴봄으로써 그 특성을 파악하여 "의방유취"에서 정리된 치료편의 의미를 되새겨 보기로 한다. 제1절이 외형상의 편제 상황을 조사 집계한 것이라면 제2절은 내용상의 특성을 소개하는 개요부라고 할 수 있다. 이것은 방대한 분량의 "의방유취"에 담긴 내용을 손쉽게 파악하고자 하는 입문 연구자에게 다소나마 개략적인 윤곽을 그려볼 수 있도록 기본적인 정보를 제공해 주는 지침서 역할을 하리라고 생각한다.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.37-48
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to suggest the direction for the development of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for esophageal cancer (EC). Methods: We collected and analyzed CPGs and related data about esophageal cancer by searching the database of domestic and foreign articles. Results: There were little contents or proposals related to Korean Medicine (KM) or Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), those related to KM or TCM can be found only in "Guidelines of Diagnosis and Therapy in Oncology with Traditional Chinese Medicine (惡性腫瘤中醫診療指南)". They were symptom factors, syndrome differentiation (SD) and 'treatment process of esophageal cancer by combination of western medicine and Korean medicine'. Conclusions: The topics of the development Korean medicine CPG for EC are (1) the method and procedure about combination of western medicine and Korean medicine (2) the process of SD and diagnosis (3) safety and efficacy of the herbal medicine and preparation (4) availability and timing of the tools related to KM or TCM like acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, etc.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2020

Objectives : The aim of this study was to analyze changes in the gait pattern of a unilateral knee pain patient after treatment with Korean Medicine therapy. Methods : We conducted gait analysis 4 times over 11 days to analyze changes in gait parameters using gait analysis systems. Results : Velocity, cadence, step length, and stride length were all increased. On the collateral side, both stance phase and double support (%) decreased. These results are similar to those of hemiplegic patients with improvement patterns. Conclusions : Gait analysis could be used as a good evaluation tool for tracking improvements in knee pain.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.143-155
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• 2015

Objectives : Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common gynecologic symptoms. Various diseases, specially irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ovarian cysts, and endometriosis, can occur CPP, but the medicines and the operations which used on these diseases have many side effects and even if patients get treatments, pain usually remain due to the pathology is not accord with the pain or the cause is not clear. There are some cases about effective of the Korean medicine therapies, but cases are still deficiency and case series has not been reported. We have a case series of CPP treated by Korean medicine treatment, so we report a case series on CPP. Methods : 6 patients, who suffered from CPP, were enrolled in this study. They received Korean medicine therapies such as herbal medicine, moxibustion, and acupuncture. Results : CPP was reduced by Korean medicine therapies. Conclusions : The present study suggests that Korean medicine therapies have a effect on CPP.