The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Relationship between Herb-Medicine and Liver Damage

입원환자 한약투여와 약인성 간손상과의 관계

  • Rhee, See-Hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Park, Jung-Sup (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Yeo, Hyun-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Choi, You-Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Jun, Chan-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Park, Chong-Hyeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University Oriental Medicine Hospital)
  • 이시형 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박정섭 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 여현수 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최유경 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 전찬용 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박종형 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김동우 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study investigated whether taking herbal medicine over the long-term had any side effects of liver damage. Methods : We checked LFT levels of the 58 admitted patients. Results : When we compared admission LFT levels with discharge LFT levels, we found the levels of AST, ALT and LDH had decreased. This test showed statistically significant decrease. When we compared admission LFT levels with discharge LFT levels, we found the increases of discharge LFT levels fell within the standard deviation. When we compared admission LFT levels with discharge LFT levels, we found the levels of LFT did not increase as much as two standard deviations. Conclusions : According to the above results, taking herbal medicine over a long-term did not have any side effects of drug-induced liver damage.

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