Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Hominis Placental Pharmacoacupuncture, a Promising Asthma Therapy

자하거(紫河車) 약침의 기관지 천식 치료 가능성에 대한 소고(小考)

  • Choi, Jun-Yong (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Dal-Seok (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Hee-Jae (Division of Allergy, Immune & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Mi (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Sung-Ki (Division of Allergy, Immune & Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 최준용 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 오달석 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 정희재 (경희대학교 한의과대학 폐계내과학교실) ;
  • 최선미 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 정승기 (경희대학교 한의과대학 폐계내과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.06.27
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to find out some rationales for using Hominis placental extract(HPE) pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients, and to suggest an appropriate clinical research of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture on asthma. Methods : Articles regarding immunologic experiments about HPE and clinical reports about HPE-contained pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients were reviewed by on-line and off-line searching. Results and Conclusions : HPE is suggested to have several pharmacological effects on allergic diseases including asthma as well as autoimmune diseases. There are some observational studies of HPE-contained pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients. However, the designs of these studies are not sufficient to investigate the exact effect of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture on asthma. To investigate HPE pharmaco- acupuncture as a novel asthma therapy, it will be needed to perform further experiments about HPE's pharmacological mechanism on asthma and to try further advanced clinical researches such as well-designed randomized controlled trial of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture.

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