• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.135-144
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• 2008

1. Objectives The purpose of these 2 case studies is to evaluate the effects of Gihwangbeakho-tang which is based on the Sasang Constitutional Medicine for the Herpes zoster. 2. Methods We used Visual analogue sign(VAS) and pictures of the affected part for the assessment. 3. Results After two patients were treated with Gihwangbeakho-tang, the vesicles were cleared and the pain was decreased. 4. Conclusions These 2 case studies show an efficient result of using Gihwangbeakho-tang in the treatment of Herpes zoster.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.863-867
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• 2000

Byun-jo(煩躁) is the word that including in irritability, restlessness, delirium, chest discomfort, insomnia in oriental medicine. Byun-jo is one of symptom in Soyangin(少陽人)(one of human type in Sasang constitutional medicine(四象醫學)) Interior-overheated-disease(裏熱證). In the book 'dongyi soose bowon(東醫壽世保元)', Soyangin Gihwangbeakho-tang(地黃白虎湯) is used at Soyangin Interior-overheated-disease. One post-stroke patient developed new syptom named Byun-jo for 2 months. the patient was classified as Soyangin by somatotype, the emotional patterns. the patient treated with Soyangin Gihwangbeakho-tang for 7days, and the symptom Byun-jo was disappeared. This result revealed that Soyangin Gihwangbeakho-tang was effect on reducing the symtom Byun-jo in Soyangin patient.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.153-159
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• 2002

Parkinson's disease(PD) is characterized by chronic progress of mesencephalic dopaminergic neuronal death. Diagnostic criteria for PD require at least two of three motor sign: tremor, rigidity, or bradykinesia. Levodopa and the dopamine agonists are considerd first-line drug therapy. In the book ‘dongyi soose bowon(東醫壽世保元)’, Soyangin Gihwangbeakho-tang(地黃白虎湯) is used at Soyangin Interior-overheated-disease. This case is patient who is 69 years old lady, suffered by the tremor of jaw and a slight rigidity, bradykinesia etc. This patient was classified as Soyangin by features, somatotype and emotional patterns. She improved in the tremor of jaw and others with Gihwangbeakho-tang for 67days. The result revealed that Soyangin-Gihwangbeakho-tang was effected on the tremor of jaw and others with Parkinson's disease patient.