The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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A Case Report of COVID-19 Treated with Herbal Medicine

코로나-19 환자 한약치료 치험 1례

  • Park, Eun-soo (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Seo Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Oh, Seo-hye (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Seo Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Jeon, Seong-hyun (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Seo Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Park, Eun-young (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong-Seo Oriental Medicine Hospital)
  • 박은수 (동서한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 오서혜 (동서한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 전성현 (동서한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 박은영 (동서한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2022.09.13
  • Accepted : 2022.11.01
  • Published : 2022.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study reports a case of COVID-19 in which the patient experienced improved clinical symptoms (fever, cough, anosmia, sore throat, pantalgia, and headache) after treatment with Korean medicine. Methods: A 47-year-old male patient diagnosed with COVID-19 was treated with herbal medicine (Mahwangbalpyotang-gagam) three times a day. His clinical course was assessed using changes in body temperature, the Numerical Rating Scale of clinical symptoms, and chest X-ray comparisons between pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions. Results: All the patient's clinical symptoms subsided in 11 days. After 15 days of treatment, his body temperature dropped to a normal range, and the quarantine was lifted. A chest X-ray showed there was no active lung lesion in either lung field after COVID-19. Conclusion: This study suggests that herbal medicine treatment may be an effective treatment for relieving COVID-19's clinical symptoms.

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