Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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The clinical Observation on 2 cases of patients with Post-herpetic Neuralgia treated by Sa-am-acupuncture and Arctii Fructus water extrac

대상포진을 동반한 삼차신경통 환자 2례에 대한 증례 보고

  • Nam, Sea hyun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Hyun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.)
  • 남세현 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 이현 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
  • Accepted : 2004.10.13
  • Published : 2004.12.30
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Abstract

Objective; This study was designed to investigate the effect of Sa-am acupuncture and Arctii Fructus water extract on Post-herpetic Neuralgia. Method: We have treated them with acupuncture treatment of Sa-am acupuncture and Arctii Fructus water extract and evaluated the effect by Pain Rating Score(P.R.S.) and Visual Analogue Scale(V.A.S.) scale. Result: Before theraphy, the grades of Song's scale were P.R.S. 80 and V.A.S. 100, Kim's sclae's P.R.S. 77 and V.A.S. 100. After theraphy, the grades of song's scale were P.R.S. 5 and V.A.S. 10, Kim's scales's P.R.S. 10 and V.A.S. 10 Conclusion: The treatment of Sa-am-acupuncture and Arctii Fructus water extract on Post-herpetic Neuralgia was effective and will be attempted to the patients with it.

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