The Analysis of 50 Patients with Allergic Rhinitis Administerd by Bojungikgitang-Gamibang

보중익기탕가미방(補中益氣湯加味方)을 투여한 비염환자 50예에 대한 분석

Background : Bojungikgitang is a typical prescription that helps to replenish the spleen and stomach, and its effect proved positive on allergic rhinitis by experiment. But there is only a few clinical thesis on allergic rhinitis to which Bojungikgitang was administered. Objective : The prevalence of allergic rhinitis appear to be increasing. The experimental study on allergic rhinitis has occasionally been reported, but the clinical study on various cases on treatment of using herbal medicine is not many. The aim of this study was to investigate effect of Bojungikgitang-Gamibang on allergic rhinitis. Methods : The treatment effect was analyzed over fifty patients who visited and had treatment with Bojungikgitang-Gamibang on allergic rhinitis in the hospital of Sangji University from June, 2003 to September, 2005. Result : After we analyzed 50 cases of allergic rhinitis by administering Bojungikgitang-Gamibang, we concluded that the shorter duration of disease and high dosage were the main factors which improved the symptoms effectively. Conclusion : Bojungikgitang-Gamibang was the effective treatment of allergic rhinitis.