• The Korea Beekeeping Bulletin
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• s.322
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• pp.36-36
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• 2007

• The Korea Beekeeping Bulletin
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• s.332
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• pp.51-51
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• 2008

• 건강소식
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.16-17
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• 2010

벌에 쏘인 부위에 된장을 바르면 벌침의 독을 가라앉히는데 나름 효과가 있다. 하지만 이런 민간요법을 맹신하거나 남용하는 것은 바람직하지 않다. 더구나 면역력이 약한 아이에게는 더더욱 조심해야 한다. 엄마들의 잘못된 의료상식을 소아과 전문의들은 이렇게 지적한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.357-365
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• 2015

Folk medicine is traditionally passed down to cure disease, and adverse events (AEs) of folk medicine are any unfavorable and unintended discomforts temporally associated with the use of folk medicine. The aim of this study was to analyze AEs types and risks of folk medicine through the internet news articles. Included in this analysis are all articles on the topic of folk medicine and AE reported in the top 3 online news websites (NAVER, DAUM and NATE) determined by InternetTrend$^{TM}$(www.internettrend.co.kr). It was searched in the last five years (between 1 January 2009 and 28 February 2014). In total, 18 AEs articles of 973 news articles met our inclusion criteria. A total of 27 people were experienced AEs associated with use of folk medicine. Age was from 4 months to 76 years old, and it was occurred in both men and women. Folk medicine that caused AEs in twice or more was therapy that patient taking the dictamnus or aconitum of toxic herbal medicines, vinegar therapy of external use to topical skin, and cupping or bee sting therapy by practitioners. Death as a kind of serious AEs was 11 people, and 10 people were died after treatment by unqualified practitioner. Folk medicine that is popular and widely used in Korea is actively interacted with information on the internet, so it apt to misuse and abuse without guidance of health professionals. Aspects of health care system, we point out that the need for government and medical society establish not only correct health information plan and promotion of risk but also system as reporting and monitoring of AEs by folk medicine.