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KMID : 0615720110280040085
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2011 Volume.28 No. 4 p.85 ~ p.92
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Comparison of the Efficacy between Method of Regulating Ascending Kidney Water and Descending Heart Fire and Sweet Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture on Peripheral Facial Paralysis
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Lee Chang-Hwan
Ku Ji-Young
Park Jung-Ah
Lee Yoo-Hwan
Jang Kyung-Jeon
Song Chun-Ho
Kim Cheol-Hong
Yoon Hyun-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was designed to compare the effect between method of regulating ascending kidney water and descending heart fire and sweet bee venom pharmacopuncture on peripheral facial paralysis.
Methods: We investigated 30 cases of patient with peripheral facial paralysis who visited at Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, of Oriental Medicine Dong-eui University from November 29, 2010 to May 15, 2011. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups, group A and group B. We applied method of regulating ascending kidney water and descending heart fire twice or three times a week for group A and sweet bee venom pharmacopuncture with same cycle for group B. We measured the effect of treatment to each group five times by using Yanagihara’s unweighed grading system. at first examination, after 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks.
Results: Both groups showed significant improvement in Yanagihara’s scores. And group A was improved better than group B for two weeks from the first examination significantly. But after one week from then, the Yanagihara’s scores of group B were higher than those of group A significantly. There were no significant differences during other period.
Conclusions: Method of regulating ascending kidney water and descending heart fire is more effective than sweet bee venom pharmacopuncture on peripheral facial paralysis during acute period. And after acute period, sweet bee venom pharmacopuncture is more effective than method of regulating ascending kidney water and descending heart fire.
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KEYWORD
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peripheral facial paralysis, method of regulating ascending kidney water and descending heart fire, sweet bee venom, Yanagihara’s unweighed grading system
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