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KMID : 0878220010130010109
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
2001 Volume.13 No. 1 p.109 ~ p.118
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A study on the treatment of rhinitis by Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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Park Eun-Kyung
Park Seong-Sik
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study: This study was performed on the basis of clinical consideration about rhinitis patients who suffered from sneeze, rhinorrhea, rhinoclesis and etc. And we checked the clinical inclination of this disease and
the characteristic treatments of Sasang Constitutional Medicine.
The method of this study: For 17 months from October in 1999 to April in 2001 we selected outpatients who had consulted for rhinitis more than twice in the department of the Sasang Constitution of the Bundang Oriental medical hospital, Dongguk Unviersity, and 31 of those were confirmed of their course of treatment. From their medical records and history, we learned the general characterisics and patterns of rhinitis, and the qualities and effects of its various treatment
The result of this study: The result were as follows ; 1) The rate of patients who have had the symptoms over the two years was 74.2%. 2) In the distribution of chief symptoms, sneeze occupied 80.6% of all appealed symptoms, rhinocleisis 77.4%, rhinorrhea 71.0%, intranasal pruritus 54.8%, postnasal drip 16.1%, orderly. 3) The treatment period was about 30days. The method of treatment was the Herb-med Tx, acupuncture Tx and etc. The herb-med ingestion was about two times in that period. 4) On the effect of treatment, Sneeze and rhinocleisis were improved. 5) The symptoms of rhinitis was more depravarted by fatigue and streeful condition than weather condition. This result shows that the
improvement of general condition has an effect on the rhinitis treatment.
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KEYWORD
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rhinorrhea, rhinocleisis, sneeze, rhinitis, Sasang Constitution
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