Study of oriental medical science documentory records of hiccup and neuropsychiatric aspect of hiccup

액역(呃逆)에 관한 한방정신의학적 고찰(考察)

  • Shim, Tae-Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Universithiy) ;
  • Jung, In-Chul (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Universithiy) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ryong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Universithiy)
  • 심태경 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과교실) ;
  • 정인철 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과교실) ;
  • 이상룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과교실)
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

1. Hiccup is usually named as Hae yek, Hyel yek, Yel yek. 2. The cause of hiccup are stomach cold, rising of stomach fire, stagnation of vital energy and stagnationof phlegm, yang deficiency of spleen and kideny, deficiency of stomach-yin, or mental disorder due to the stagnation of phlegm, dyspepsia, depressed vital energy. 3. Vicera and Bowels related with Hiccup are lung, spleen, stomach, and heart. 4. The treatment of hiccup are dispel cold by warming the middle warmer due to stomach cold, expel the heat-evil to loose hollow-organ due to rising up of stomach yin, regulate vital energy and dissipate phlegm due to stagnation of vital energy and stagnation of phlegm, warm and recuperate both of spleen and kidney due to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, nourish the stomach to promote the production of body fluid due to deficiency of stomach yin. 5. Regarding neuropsychiatric aspect of hiccup, qi movement disorder was the main mechanism of disease and qi depression was the main cause. The prescriptions for neuropsychiatric hiccup were Mokhwangjogisan Pyunjakjunghyangsan, Daegwakhyangsan, and Haeaedan.

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