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KMID : 0363420080220030025
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2008 Volume.22 No. 3 p.25 ~ p.34
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Pilot Study of Effect to the Growth after the Administration of Herbal Medicine to the Prepuberty Children
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Jeong Min-Jeong
Gok Su-Yeong
Lee Seung-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect to the height-growth after the administration of herbal medicine to the prepuberty children.
Methods: This clinical study has been carried out with 18 children, who visited to the Department of Pediatrics, Dong-eui oriental medical center from January 2005 to August 2008. They had been treated for height-growth with herbal medicine more than 6 months. This study has been carried out by chart-review to see the effectiveness. Height percentile, BMI and GV(Growth Velocity) after medication was compared with the ones before medication.
Results: 1. This clinical study has been carried out with 18 children, 12 boys(66.7%) and six girls(23.3%). Their average age was 10.30 years old. 2. Generally total children’s average height percentile was increased compared to after medication. Especially eight of them has significantly increasd height percentile(44.4%). 3. Total children’s average GV/6months was also increased after medication. Especially ten of them has significantly increasd GV/6months (55.6%). 4. Total children’s average BMI also increased (17.01 to 17.85) after medication.
Conclusions: Herbal medicine affects to the growth of pre-puberty children.
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KEYWORD
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herbal medicine, growth of children, BMI, height percentile
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