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Case Study of the Anti-Cholesterol Effects on the Prescription of Red Onion  

Kim, Gyeong-Cheol (Department of diagnostics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
Kim, Yi-Soon (Department of Healthcare Management, College of Nursing & Health sciences.Healthcare Management Science Institute, Dong-Eui University)
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The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics / v.16, no.3, 2012 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to observe clinically the anti-cholesterol effects on the prescription of red onion. Materials and methods: The subject of study were middle-aged people. We measured clinically physiological index, body composition, radial arterial pulse wave after 2 month by taking medicine (the prescription of red onion) Results: The study results were as follows. 1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure of subjects were decreased significantly in the statistics. 2. Total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein were decreased significantly after 2 month taking medicine. Triglyceride was decreased after 2 month but there was no significant difference and high density lipoprotein was increased after 2 month but there was no significant difference. 3. Waist-Hip ratio, body mass index and body fat percentage were decreased significantly in the statistics, after 2 month taking medicine. 4. HR was increased significantly in the statistics after 2 month but ESV and ECO were decreased signficantly in the statistics after 2 month taking medicine. 5. Pulse wave energy was increased after 2 month but there was no significant difference in the statistics. 6. RAI was decreased significantly in the statistics after 2 month taking medicine. Conclusion: The prescription of purple onion was showed significant change in physiological index, character of body composition, blood circulation index, pulse wave energy and RAI. Therefore it was showed the effect of anti-cholesterol blood circulation clinically. In the future, with diversified study on effect of prescription of purple onion, Oriental medicinal herbs will be used extensively.
Keywords
anti-cholesterol effects; red onion; pulse wave; body composition;
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