• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.660-666
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effects of herbal steam therapy on cough. Twenty-eight patients with cough who had treated with herbal steam therapy(chungsang, chungpae) between 3rd of January and 30th of April, 2013 were analyzed. The effects were evaluated the severity and frequency of cough as the modified questionnaire, severity of discomfort using visual analogue scale(VAS), and the patients' subjective satisfaction. Eighteen patients who had been treated herbal steam therapy over 3 times were analyzed improvements before and after therapy. Chungsang and Chungpae steam therapies significantly decreased the severity and frequency of cough. VAS scores also decreased from $7.78{\pm}0.878$ to $4.39{\pm}2.033$. Patients were satisfied with herbal steam therapy. Chungsang and Chungpae steam therapies seem to be effective in the treatment of cough. Further studies with a large number of cases will be needed in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.350-350
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• 2004

• Korean Journal of Korean Medical Institute of Dermatology and Aesthetics
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.114-126
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• 2005

Objectives : The results of this study have given an insight into the clinical effects of Chungsang-bangpoong-tang, Gami-bunso-tang, Chogyung-san on treatments against Acne patients. Methods : We are investigated with deciphered-Acne 54 cases at the division of dermatology in Jaseng oriental medicine hospital from 9, August 2000 to until 26, February 2001. To demonstrated in accordance with patients, orally administrated with Chungsang-bangpoong-tang, Gami-bunso-tang, Chogyung-san, respectively. Results : These results found that sex distinction with a disease caused much more 85.2% female than 14.8% male in the proportion of males to females. specifically, which is mainly ranked with 21 to 25 years of female and 26 to 30 years of male. On the hand, the distribution interval of a case history is broadly followed by disease below 10 to 35 years in male, whereas 21 to 25 years in female. Also, interval of the period-treatment is indicated within more than five years both female and male. In point-lesion, facies is majority and according to the cheek, jaw, back, frontal and the whole body, respectively. Specifically, mainly appeared according to the facies, back, whereas facies, cheek in female. In Distribution of Symptomic Identification, most of them is 肺經風熱, and then 衝任不調型, 脾胃濕熱, Etc. The self-assessment of total is Excellent 4 cases, Good 4 cases, Fair 11 cases, Poor 2 cases. Conclusions : These results suggest that in the identify of symptoms as 肺經風熱, 脾胃濕熱, 衝任不調型 may be playa role in the significant usefulness and have need of application for the clinical trials against Acne' patients.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.10-25
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• 2011

Objectives : Asthma is considered an inflammation disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and pulmonary eosinophilia. Chungsang boha-tang is a herbal medication which has been frequently used in traditional therapeutic agents for asthma. We aimed to observe the clinical effects of Chungsangboha-tang on blood eosinophil, serum IgE, AST, ALT and pulmonary function in asthmatic outpatients. Methods : The subjects consisted of 66 asthmatic patients who had been treated with Chungsangboha-tang among all the asthmatic patients who visited the 5th Internal Medicine of the Oriental Medicine Hospital of Kyung Hee University from November,2004 to November,2009. We observed blood eosinophil, serum IgE, AST, ALT levels and pulmonary function test results as well as medical records of patients to evaluate the effects. Results : Pulmonary function significantly improved after 8 weeks of treatment, and blood eosinophil and serum IgE level significantly decreased after 8 weeks of treatment. AST, ALT levels changed in normal ranges. Chungsangboha-tang was significantly effective on the male patients who had a smoking history and worse initial lab findings. We also observed a significant improvement of pulmonary function and decrease of eosinophil and serum IgE levels in the patient group who had a single treatment of Chungsangboha-tang without steroid therapy. Conclusions : This study shows that Chungsangboha-tang has effects on the improvement of pulmonary function and decrease of eosinophil and serum IgE levels as well as improvement of symptoms. And, 8 weeks of long-term treatment showed no negative effects such as significant increase of AST, ALT levels.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.315-335
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• 2002

This study was carried out to prove the effects of CBTLC on the $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibition, the sterilizing power for Propionibactrium acnes, the cytotoxicity of human monocyte, the inhibition for prosta-glandins($PGE_2$), Interleukins(IL-$1{\beta}$) and TNF-${\alpha}$ in inflammation, and the size of Hamster ear sebaceous gland concerned with Acnes. The result were obtained as follows : 1. On the $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibition of CBTLC in vitro, An undiluted solution of CBTLC was $71{\%}$ inhibition on $5{\alpha}$-reductase and $\frac{1}{10}$ diluted solution of CBTLC was $20{\%}$ inhibition on $5{\alpha}$-reductase. 2. On the sterilizing power for Propionibactrium acnes concerned in Acnes, an undiluted solution and $\frac{1}{10}$ diluted solution of CBTLC formed 12mm clear zone diameters. 3. CBTLC was showed the cytotoxicity of human monocyte in $0.08{\%}$ and $0.12{\%}$ of CBTLC. 4. $0.01{\%}$ and $0.04{\%}$ of CBTLC inhibited the production of prostaglandins($PGE_2$) in the human monocyte stimulated with P. acnes LPS. 5. $0.08{\%}$ and downward of GMHBS inhibited the production of interleukins(lL-$1{\beta}$) in the human monocyte stimulated with P. acnes LPS. 6. $0.08{\%}$ and $0.12{\%}$ of GMHBS inhihited the production of TNF-${\alpha}$ in the human monocyte stimulated with P. acnes LPS. 7. As the antiandrogenic compound, CBTLC was used in hamster ears with topical application. CBTLC was diminished slightly on the size of hamster ears sebaceous gland.