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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.3.437

A Case of the Therapeutic Effect of Nangan-jeon on Refractory Functional Dyspepsia Caused by "Liver-Kidney Deficiency Cold"  

Son, Chang-gue (Liver and Immunology Research Center, Oriental Medical College in Daejeon University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.42, no.3, 2021 , pp. 437-443 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study explored the clinical usefulness of Nangan-jeon decoction to treat refractory functional dyspepsia. Methods: A 61-year-old female had been suffering from severe functional dyspepsia for about 40 years, but the dyspeptic symptoms rapidly improved after taking Nangan-jeon decoction. The clinical outcome was assessed by the numerical rating scale (NRS) and the self-reporting method. Result: After there was no improvement from various herbal treatments in a department of a Korean college hospital, the patient moved to the author's clinic. She had been diagnosed with the pattern identification of "liver-kidney deficiency cold" and prescribed with Nangan-jeon decoction. This herbal drug rapidly improved her dyspeptic symptoms, from NRS 10 to NRS 2 (after 3 weeks) and NRS 1 (after 7 weeks). Conclusion: This case report is the first to present the potential of Nangan-jeon decoction to improve refractory functional dyspepsia.
Keywords
traditional Korean medicine; functional dyspepsia; Nangan-jeon;
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