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KMID : 0861120180220010069
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2018 Volume.22 No. 1 p.69 ~ p.80
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The Possibility of Managing Diseases Caused by Particulate Matter(PM10) with Chinese and Korean Medicines - Emphasis on Medical Prevention and Treatment -
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Koh Won-Joon
Ahn Jeong-Hoon
Lee Sun-Dong
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Abstract
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Objectives : This paper examines the effects of Particulate Matter on human bodies and the possibility of treating them with Chinese or Korean medicines.
Methods : This paper categorizes the diseases caused by Particulate Matter, as well as the causes, pathology, prevention methods, and effectiveness of treatments by Chinese and Korean medicines. Based on these results, it analyzes whether such diseases can be managed by Chinese and Korean medicine.
Results : Particulate Matter is known to affect respiratory organs, skin, circulatory system, nervous system, gestational diabetes, and other parts of the human body. While studies show evidence that treatments by Chinese and Korean medicines can reduce symptoms of some diseases and improve bodily functions that are damaged by Particulate Matter, there is no statistically significant evidence that they can provide fundamental treatments nor treat irreversible damages.
Conclusion : Currently, there is no definite evidence that Chinese and Korean medicine can treat symptoms and diseases caused by Particulate Matter. Therefore, some Korean medicine doctors' arguments that Korean medicine is effective in treating such diseases are problematic, and thus, there is a need for much research in this field.
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KEYWORD
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particulate matter(PM 10) , Chinese and Korean Medicine , Medical Prevention and Treatment Possibility
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