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http://dx.doi.org/10.7778/jpkm.2016.30.4.087

Effects of Herbal Medicine for Growth of Children: a Retrospective Study  

Kim, Ji Eun (The Graduated School, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Baek, Jung Han (The Graduated School, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
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The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine / v.30, no.4, 2016 , pp. 87-98 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of herbal medicine in children's growth. Methods 51 children from the age of 5 to 16 were participated in this study (27 of boys and 24 of girls). The participants were from the department of the pediatrics in Daegu hanny university oriental medical hospital. They were measured their body composition and their bone age, the height percentile of their first and the last visit. Then, those were compared by the Korean Association of Pediatrics' Growth Statistics Curve. Results 1. Generally, total children's average height and weight were significantly increased after the herbal medical treatment. The differences between their height and the general populations' average height, their weight and general populations' average weight were significantly decreased after the treatment. 2. Total children's average soft lean mass, body fat mass, BMI were also significantly increased after the herbal medical treatment. 3. The mean height percentiles of the children has increased by 1.47 percentile. The mean weight percentiles of the children decreased 1.08 percentile. 4. The height percentiles were increased in every group except the group of boys younger than 9 and older than 12 year old. Other than the group of boys younger than 9-year-old and the group of 10-11-year-old boys, every group showed decreasing weight percentile. Conclusions The herbal medical treatment helped children with growth retardation.
Keywords
Bone age; Body composition; Growth of children; Herbal medical treatment; Height percentile; Weight percentile;
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