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http://dx.doi.org/10.6114/jkood.2015.28.1.160

3 Cases of Emotional Facial Flush Treated with Gagamhwanggeum-tang  

Cho, Jae-Gon (Freehug Oriental medicine clinic)
Seo, San (Freehug Oriental medicine clinic)
Park, Seon-Jung (Freehug Oriental medicine clinic)
Han, Su-Ryun (Freehug Oriental medicine clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology / v.28, no.1, 2015 , pp. 160-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Gagamhwanggeum-tang on emotional facial flush. Methods : This case study was done on 3 Facial Flush patients who have visited Korean Medicine Clinic. Gagamhwanggeum-tang was prescribed to all 3 patients and evaluated the symptom change through photographs and questionnaire. Investigator's Global Assessment(IGA) was used to evaluate the objective symptom and Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) was used to evaluate the subjective change Results & Conclusion : The IGA and VAS were decreased in 3 patients in our study. Most symptoms of 3 patients were improved. As a result of examining IGA, VAS scores and photographs, Gagamhwanggeum-tang can be effective on emotional facial flush in 3 case in our study.
Keywords
Facial Flush; Visual Analogue Scale(VAS); Investigator's Global Assessment(IGA); Gagamhwanggeum-tang;
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