• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.137-141
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• 2012

Although dysphagia and globus is a common comlication in Functional gastrointestinal disorder, there are few studies or reports about its treatment in oriental medicine. This study was to report the effect of Bokryungyeum-tang in Functional gastrointestinal disorder patients with dysphagia. Functional gastrointestinal disorder patients with dysphagia hospitalized in our hospital were treated by Bokryungyeum-tang every day. three times a day for two weeks. The patient showed constant improvement during the two weeks. Not only their objective measure, but also their subjective symptoms such as chest discomfort, insomnia, and depression improved too. This suggests that Bokryungyeum-tang is quite effective when treating functional gastrointestinal disorder patients with dysphagia.