• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.652-659
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• 2005

A 69 year-old female patient with Bronchiectasis was treated. She was suffering from cough, sputum, fever, sweating, chills and general weakness. Her symptoms were diagnosed as Pe-Ong(肺癰), and she was administered Wikyung-Tang(葦莖湯). After taking Wikyung-Tang(葦莖湯) her symptoms improved. Results suggest that Wikyung-Tang(葦莖湯) is an effective treatment fer Bronchiectasis. Though, results support a role for oriental medical treatment for lung disease, further research into the effectiveness of oriental medical treatments for various lung disease is needed.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.270-278
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• 1997

In this study, the purpose was to consider the conception, the causes, the pathology, the treatment and the prescription of 'Zhong Feng(中風)' through Liu Wan-Su's works. The results are obtained as fallows. First, Liu Wan-Su regarded Zhong Feng(中風) as 'Feng Re(風熱)'. He thought the causes and the pathology of Zhong Feng(中風) that pathologically fever was due to excess of feelings and 'Heart-fire(心火)', was due to intemperate living, so he thought the leading causes of Zhong Feng(中風) were Feng Re(風熱) and Heart-fire(心火) and emphasized the internal causes of Zhong Feng(中風). But he excluded absolutely external causes. He also insisted that Feng Re(風熱) was cause in a fat and a thin person. Second, according to symptom of the limbs and 'Jiu Qiao(九竅)', he classified Zhong Feng(中風) into 'Zhong Fu(中腑)' and 'Zhong Zang(中臟)'. And in the treatment of Zhong Feng(中風), the three principle was set up that 'Sweating .method(發表法)' in the case of Zhong Fu(中腑), 'Passing method(通滯法)' in Zhong Zang(中臟) and 'Nutrient method(養筋法)', in case that both symptom would not revealed. And in the prescription of Zhong Feng(中風), he presented 'Xumingtang(續命湯)', 'Sanhuatang(三化湯)' and 'Daqinfantang(大秦?湯)' to them each.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.327-336
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• 2009

Ogyeom(吳謙) was a famous doctor in the early Cheong(淸) dynasty. The year of birth and death is unknown. He was a chief(院判) of the Taeuiwon(太醫院) in the early Cheong(淸) dynasty 1732-1759. He wrote "Uijonggeumgam(醫宗金鑒)" which was famous at the time as well, Thus it was used in the medical curriculum during the Cheong(淸) dynasty. "Jeongjeongjunggyeongjeon seo(訂正仲景全書)" is a part of "Uijonggeumgam(醫宗金鑒)", including the past comments, annotations and Ogyeom(吳謙)'s annotations, corrections of "Sang-hanron(傷寒論)", "Geumgwe yoryak(金匱要略)". This article translated the text associated with Gyejitang(桂枝湯) in "Jeongjeongjoonggyeongjeonseo(訂正仲景全書)". The main content is as shown below. First, In the opinion of Ogyeom(吳謙), Yangbu-eumyak(陽浮陰弱) should be understood as that Gi(氣) is upward in the defense aspect(衛分), and weak in the nutrient aspect(營分). Second, how to take Gyejitang(桂技揚) is very important, He states correct ways of intaking Gyejitang(桂技揚). Third, Gyejitang(桂技揚) has a different sweating mechanism from that of Mahwangtang(麻黃湯). Gyejitang(桂技揚) promotes the defense Gi(衛氣), thus, spreading out the healthy Gi(正氣) well.

• Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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• v.12 no.3 s.18
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• pp.69-77
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• 2006

Background and Purpose The purpose of this study was to confirm that what symptoms are adequated indicator in the Gi-Deficiency patients. Methods In the time period July. 2005 to Sep. 2006, 136 patients with a first-ever stroke admitted in the department of Internal Medicine of Daejeon University Oriental Medical Hospital in Daejeon city, Wonkwang Oriental Medical Hospital in Iksan, JeonJu city were included. Patients were hospitalized within 3 months after the onset of stroke. Stroke patients had been interviewed by resident who studied standard operation procedures in Fundamental Study for Standardization and Objectification of Differentiation and Pattern Identification of Syndrome of Oriental Medicine for Stroke. Gi-deficiency patients was confirmed by medical specialist diagnosis, resident diagnosis, case report form analysis without a dissenting voice. Results Gi deficiency group included 23 case, Non Gi deficiency group 47 case out of 136 patients. Fatigue, weakness purse, somnolence, low voice, difficulty of uprise, pale face, pale tongue were higher among Gi deficiency group. Gi deficiency and Non Gi deficiency patients do not significantly differ in white coating tongue, light-red tongue, poor appetite, frequent sweating, teeth printed tongue. Conclusions This study was insufficiency because sample size very small. More data from prospective cohort studies will help to Korean Standard Differentiation of the Symptoms and Signs for the stroke.

• The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.149-174
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• 2014

Objectives to study definition and treatment of dizziness in the books of Cold damage which are classified as symptoms of all time. Methods 1. Quote provisions related to dizziness in "Sanghanlon(傷寒論)" 2. Among the books of Cold damage which are classified as symptoms, select 19 literatures on dizziness with table of contents and collect data and categorize in two perspectives on theories and disease pattern. 3. Compare and draw a chart all data collected in above methods. Results & Conclusions 1. In the books on Cold damage, dizziness is expressed in 2 ways such as head dizziness(頭眩) and fainting(鬱冒). fainting is much more several symptoms than head dizziness and it is the difference that it has mental confusion. 2. The cause of head dizziness after promoting sweating, vomiting and purgation is that source qi(元氣) of upper energizer(上焦) is deficiency, and cause of head dizziness before using method of treatment is wind(風), heat(熱), phlegm(痰), blood deficiency(血虛) and etc. 3. Main cause of fainting is that deficiency is getting severe so that cold invades, and symptoms are blood deficiency, after giving birth and excess pattern of fire and heat. 4. Remedies for head dizziness are using Yeonggyechulgam-tang(苓桂朮甘湯), jinmu-tang(眞武湯), sosiho-tang(小柴胡湯), sagunja-tang(四君子湯), samul-tang(四物湯) and etc. 5. Insamsambaek-tang (人蔘三白湯) and Sayeok-tang(四逆湯) are used for deficiency pattern of fainting, and Dojeok-san(導赤散), Daeseunggi-tang(大承氣湯), and Hwangryeonhaedok-tang(黃連解毒湯) are used for excess pattern(實證).

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.2 s.62
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• pp.25-31
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• 2005

Objectives: This study was designed to assess traditional Korean medical therapy for urticaria and establish a clinical assessment guideline. Methods: Duration of symptoms, personal and family history of allergic diseases, serum IgE level, suspected causes and Provocation factors were investigated in 56 patients. Frequency of wheals, duration of wheals, number of wheals, itch severity and antihistamine counts on a 6-point (0-5) scale were assessed in 34 patients. The change of total scores and each criterion between baseline and follow up were analyzed using paired t-test (p<0.05). Results: 1. Acute urticaria within 6 weeks was $26.8\%$ and chronic urticaria over 6 weeks was $73.2\%$. The mean duration of symptoms was $19.2\pm38.8$ months. 2. $57.1\%$ of patients had a personal history of allergic diseases and $50\%$had a family history. $29.1\%$ had over 200 IU/mL serum IgE level. 3. The suspected causes were none $(39.3\%)$, foods $(32.1\%)$, drugs $(12.5\%)$, contact $(5.4\%)$ and maternity$(5.4\%)$. 4. The suspected provocation factors were foods $(41.1\%)$, none $(26.8\%)$, fatigue $(12.5\%)$, heat and sweating $(12.5\%)$, pressure $(10,7\%)$ and stress $(7.1\%)$. 5. The total scores between baseline and follow up of 34 patients were lowered from $15.38^{\circ}\;{\ae}3.75\;to\;8.82^{\circ}\;{\ae}5.21$, which was significant statistically (p=0.000). 6. Itch severity, frequency of wheals and number of wheals were the most significantly lowered of all criteria. Conclusions: Traditional Korean medical therapy was proven to be effective for urticaria, while itch severity, frequency of wheals and number of wheals should be assessed clinically with greater priority.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.143-149
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• 2012

Background : Axillary osmidrosis is characterized by an unpleasant odor, profuse sweating, and in some instances, staining of clothes that may socially and psychologically impair affected individuals. Various types of surgical procedures have been developed for the treatment of axillary osmidrosis. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of subcutaneous pulsed neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd-YAG) laser treatment for the treatment of axillary osmidrosis. Methods : Twenty-nine patients with axillary osmidrosis were included in this study. Patients were categorized according to the results of an axillary malodor grading system, and a subcutaneous pulsed Nd-YAG laser was applied to all patients. The treatment area for the appropriate distribution of laser energy was determined using the iodine starch test (Minor's test) against a grid pattern composed of $2{\times}2cm$ squares. The endpoint of exposure was 300 to 500 J for each grid, depending on the preoperative evaluation results. The results were evaluated by measurement of axillary malodor both pre- and postoperatively using the grading system and iodine starch test. Results : The average follow-up period was 12.8 months. Nineteen patients had a fair-to-good result and ten patients had poor results. The postoperative Minor's test demonstrated that there were remarkable improvements for patients with mild to moderate symptoms. Complications including superficial second degree burns (n=3) were treated in a conservative manner. A deep second degree burn (n=1) was treated by a surgical procedure. Conclusions : Subcutaneous pulsed Nd-YAG laser has many advantages and is an effective noninvasive treatment for mild to moderate axillary osmidrosis.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.35-47
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• 1992

This study has been carried out to compare the exogenous cough(外感咳嗽) to western medicine. The results were as follows: 1. The exogenous cough(外感咳嗽) on the oriental medicine was similar to U.R.I., Infectious pneumonia, acute bronchitis on the western medicine and acute bronchitis was most similar to the exogenous cough(外感咳嗽). 2. The exogenous cough(外感咳嗽) was caused by the six devils of the environment(六淫) involving the lung and clinically divided into poonghan cough(風寒咳嗽), poongyul cough(風熱咳嗽) and poongjo cough(風燥咳嗽). 3. The symptom of the exogenous cough(外感咳嗽). a. poonghan cough(風寒咳嗽): sputum-rare and white color, laryngeal voice and tickel, stuffed-up and running nose, chilling and fever, headache and generalache, seoltae(舌苔) - thin and white color, pulse - boogin(浮緊). b. poongyul cough(風熱咳嗽): sputum-thick and yellow color, difficult expectoration sore thraot and thirsty, fever and chilling, sweating or headache, seoltae(舌苔) - thin and white color, pulse - boosak(浮數). c. poongjo cough (風燥咳嗽): dry cough with no or a little sputum and difficult expectoration, chest pain, dryness on the pharynx and lips, chilling and fever, seoltae(舌苔) - thin and dry, yellow color, pulse - sesak(細數) 4. The treatment of the exogenous cough(外感咳嗽). a. poonghan cough(風寒咳嗽) : sopoongsanhan sunpyuegihae (疎風散寒 宣肺止咳) b. poongyul cough(風熱咳嗽) : sopoongcheongyul sunpyuegihae (疎風淸熱 宣肺止咳) c. poongjo cough(風操咳嗽) : chungpyueyunjo saenggingihae (淸肺潤燥 生津止咳)

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.1001-1004
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• 1997

Thoracic sympathectomy is the radical and definite treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis. From January 1992 to March 1997, 4 patients with recurrent hyperhidrosis underwent resympathectomy via VATS at the Department of General Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Young Dong Severance Hospital. There were 2 men and 2 women and mean age was 20.0 years. There were moderate to severe adhesions at previous resection site but no thoracotomies were performed. There was no sweating on palms in all cases and all patients were greatly 5,Btisfied with those results postoperatively. In conclusion, recurrent hyperhidrosis was successfully treated with resympathectomy via VATS. In order to prevent recurrence and minimize the postoperative complication, the proper localization of the 2nd sympathetic ganglion and the radical excision of anatomical variation including Kuntz fiber are needed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.30 no.6 s.154
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• pp.981-991
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to determine the practicability of an experimental protective clothing by identifying the human body's physiological responses to it as well as the human body's comfort level when wearing it, particularly with the use of a processed charcoal material. The experimental protective clothing came in two types: one whose outer side made use of polypropylene film, and the inner side, a non-woven rayon fabric; and one whose inner side made use of a non-woven fabric processed with charcoal with a 10% density. Experiments were conducted on five healthy adult women whose average age was 21. These experiments were conducted at a climatic chamber, in which the temperature and relative humidity were set below $28{\pm}1^{\circ}C\;and\;50{\pm}10%$, respectively, and were measured within a period of 60min, consisting of a 20-min rest period, a 20-min exercise period, and a 20-min recovery period. Based on the results of this study, the efficiency of the processed charcoal material was reviewed, and a database requiring the production of more functional and comfortable protective clothing materials was established.