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http://dx.doi.org/10.15429/jkomor.2016.16.1.70

A Case Report for the Effects of the Modified Fasting Therapy (Gamrosu) on Obese Patients with Hypertension  

Kim, Dong-Hwan (Beautiful Women's Oriental Clinic)
Oh, Dal-Seok (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Shin, Seung-Uoo (Shinkang Korean Medicine Clinic)
Shin, Hyun-Taeg (Garosero Clinic of Korean Medicine)
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Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research / v.16, no.1, 2016 , pp. 70-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
Gamrosu was originally conceptualized from Jeho-tang, a selected thirst quencher of the kings in Chosun Dynasty and Saeng-Maek-san, a qi-vigorating summer beverage recommended by Dongeuibogam. It is a modified fasting therapy beverage which is manufactured from the single herbal medicines composed of those two prescriptions. This study was conducted on 6 obese patients with hypertension. A modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu was practised on them for 10 consecutive days. After the therapy, their average blood pressures were descended from 148/89 mmHg to 119/79 mmHg. The modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu is supposed to be more effective than general diet program or dietary sodium reduction on controlling hypertension. And, Gamrosu improves anti-hypertensive effect by reducing the side effects, such as fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, heartburn, nausea, and headache, during the modified fasting therapy.
Keywords
Gamrosu; Modified fasting therapy; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome;
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