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KMID : 0363320050260040875
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2005 Volume.26 No. 4 p.875 ~ p.880
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The Effect of Jeongcheonhwadam-tang on Peak Expiratory Flow in Chronic Pulmonary Disease Patient with Dyspnea
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Heo Tae-Yool
Im Jae-Hyung
Park Dong-Il
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Abstract
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Object : Dyspnea is a one of the common symptom in pulmonary disease. Jungchunghwadam-tang was used to treat chronic pulmonary disease patients with dyspnea. Thus in this study we evaluate the effect of Jungchunghwadam-tang on dyspnea.
Methods :In this study, ten chronic pulmonary disease patients were treated with Jungchunghwadam-tang. Peak expiratory flow were obtained by peak flow meter.
Result : After the treatment, peak expiratory flow was increased significantly compared with before treatment. Percentage of predict peak expiratory flow was also increased significantly compared with before treatment.
Conclusion : The result of this study demonstrate that Jungchunghwadam-tang taken for dyspnea on chronic pulmonary disease are effective. Further investigation in well designed follow up study is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Jungchunghwadam-tang, peak expiratory flow, chronic pulmonary disease, dyspnea
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