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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2020.41.3.542

The Effect of Chunggan Plus Extract in Improving Liver Function: A Retrospective Case Series of Eight Patients  

Lee, Ga-young (Dept. of Hepatology & Hematology, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
Park, Chan-ran (Dept. of Hepatology & Hematology, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
Cho, Jung-hyo (Dept. of Hepatology & Hematology, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
Son, Chang-gue (Dept. of Hepatology & Hematology, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
Lee, Nam-hun (Dept. of Hepatology & Hematology, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.41, no.3, 2020 , pp. 542-551 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the effectiveness of Chunggan plus extract (CGX) in improving liver function in a Korean medical clinic. Methods: We collected the data of inpatients who received CGX to improve abnormal liver function test (LFT) results from March 2016 to February 2020. We analyzed the changes in LFT and adverse events based on subjective symptom changes and creatinine results. Results: The data of eight patients, three male and five female, were selected by inclusion criteria (patients who did LFT before and after the prescription of CGX and who prescribed CGX more than 6 days) and exclusion criteria (patients who administered other herbal medicine for improving liver function except CGX and who are diagnosed with terminal stage of hepatobiliary cancer). As a cause of abnormal LFT, one case was diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease, two cases with non-alcoholic fatty hepatitis, and one case with cholecystitis. Three of the other four were suspected to have drug-induced hepatitis, and one case was determined to have an unknown cause. Most patients showed a decrease in LFT results (Aspartate transaminase 87.5%, Alanine transaminase 87.5%, and Alkaline Phosphatase 100%) without any critical adverse events. Conclusions: CGX may be an efficient and convenient herbal medicine for improving liver function regardless of the chief impression. Further study should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of CGX.
Keywords
liver function test; Chunggan extract; herbal medicine;
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