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KMID : 0387420120230020001
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2012 Volume.23 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.12
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A Review Study in Treatment for Anxiety Disorder in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Lee Seung-Hwan
Kang Min-Jung
Lim Jung-Hwa
Sung Woo-Wong
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study is set out to discover more about the treatment of anxiety disorder in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Methods: We searched the database-China Academic Journals(CAJ). For papers published since 2007-2011, which are classified in categories.
Results: We have finally selected 23 articles, and the results were as follows: 1. Stages of Anxiety disorder are discussed in various aspects. 2. Diagnostic criteria and evaluation criteria were the same, especially, in the CCMD and HAMA was used most frequently. Adverse effects were reported using TESS. 3. There are various ways, such as Herbal medicine, acupuncture, electroacupuncture stimulation, acupoints injection, and abdominal massage therapy to treat Anxiety disorders in TCM. 4. Zizyphus jujuba, Poligala tenuifolia, Poria cocos are mainly used in herbal medicine. Sinmun(HT7), Sameumgyo(SP6), Naegwan(PC6) are mainly used in acupuncture points. 5. The treatment group, cured by herbal medicine or acupuncture, was similar in its therapeutic efficiency to that of the control group, which was cured by western medicine. In some cases, the treatment group was better off than the control group. Herbal medicines have been reported that they have less side effects and drug addiction than the western medicines. We predict that herbal medicine in the treatment for anxiety disorders will have an advantage.
Conclusions: There are a wide range of approaches in the treatments for Anxiety disorders in TCM. In some aspects, herbal medicine is more effective than that of the western medicine. According to this study, we predict that herbal medicine in the treatment for anxiety disorders, has some advantage. Therefore, there is a need for more clinical research for this disorder in Korean traditional medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Anxiety disorder, Traditional Chinese Medicine, CAJ
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