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KMID : 0363620200410010084
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 1 p.84 ~ p.92
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Effects of Long-Term Intake of Korean Medicine on Gynecology Patients’ Livers and Kidneys; Panel Study - Focus on Before Intake, After 3, 6 Months -
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Yang Jun-Mo
Sung Dong-Min
Kim Eu-Gene
Lee Sun-Dong
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Abstract
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Objectives: To observe the effects on liver and kidney of gynecology patients’ during long term Korean Medicine.
Methods: This research was conducted as a panel study on 29 female gynecology patients at Korean medicine clinic and compares their conditions before, 3 months after, and 6 months after Intake of Korean medicine. This analysis was conducted to frequency(%), repeated measure ANOVA and significantly statistics was p<0.05, confidence interval.
Results: The most common conditions among the subjects were polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and uterine myoma. Except in a few instances, liver functions (AST, ALT, γ-GTP) were within the normal range before and after the intake of Korean medicine. Further, while there was a slight change in liver functions when three months and six months after the intake, but there was no statistical significance (p>0.05). As for the kidney functions (BUN, Creatinine, BUN/Creatinine), they were within the normal range before and after the intake of Korean medicine. Further, while there was a slight change in kidney functions three months and six months after the intake, there was no statistical significance(p>0.05) either.
Conclusions: Based on these results, it can be concluded that Korean medicine does not have a negative impact on the gynecology patients’ liver and kidney.
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KEYWORD
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Korean medicine, long term intake, LFT, RFT, panel study
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