• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2023

Objectives : The purpose of this case study is to report the effectiveness of Bangpoongtongsung-san gamibang on a patient with wind-heat type urticaria sensitive to aspirin and NSAIDs. Methods : We treated a 48-year-old man who had aspirin and NSAIDs sensitive wind-heat type urticaria with Bangpoongtongsung-san gamibang, pharmacopuncture(Hwangnyunhaedok-tang), acupuncture(needle remaining time : 20 min) and photodynamic therapy. Results : The Urticaria Activity Score(UAS) started at 5 and ended with 0, and the Visual Analog Scale(VAS) of heating sensation on whole body started at 10 and ended with 1-3. Conclusions : This study has demonstrated that Bangpoongtongsung-san gamibang could be effective to treat aspirin and NSAIDs sensitive wind-heat type urticaria.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.12-25
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• 2018

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the use of herbal medicine for the treatment of urticaria in case studies and to find the general tendency of herbal medicine treatment and to establish the primary treatment direction of urticaria. Methods : In the domestic databases, Oriental medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal (KTKP), National Discovery for Science Leader (NDSL), Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), we selected among the case study papers published in the last 20 years using search terms related to "urticaria". Reports related to Sasang Constitutional medicine were excluded and total of 15 papers were finally selected. Results : 23 prescriptions were retrieved from 15 papers. The most commonly used prescription was Seungmagalgeun-tang (升麻葛根湯), and Bangpoongtongsung-san (防風通聖散) and Pyeongwi-san (平胃散) were presented twice. Commonly used herbs are Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (甘草), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (生薑), and Scutellariae Radix (黃芩). 18 out of 78 herbs are belonging to heat-clearing medicinal (淸熱藥) and 16 out of 78 herbs are belonging to exterior-releasing medicinal (解表藥). Concurrent therapies such as acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, moxibustion, cupping therapy, ice pack applying therapy were performed and several evaluation methods were used, patient's subjective remission rate was the most used. Conclusions : Through this study, we were able to discover the tendency of herbal medicine prescription for the treatment of urticaria.