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KMID : 0895820130230040073
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2013 Volume.23 No. 4 p.73 ~ p.82
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Narrative Review of Clinical Trial on Scolopendrid Pharmacopuncture in Korean Literature
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Jo Dong-Chan
Lee Jin-Hyun
Kim Chang-Gon
Jung Woo-Suk
Mun Su-Jeong
Park Tae-Yong
Lee Jeong-Han
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this review is to investigate studies of Scolopendrid pharma-copuncture and the evidence of it`s effects in order to suggest a better research method in the future.
Methods : We retrieved numbers of clinical studies about Scolopendrid pharmaco-puncture from 7 Korean web databases, using key words such as ‘Scolopendrid`, ‘Scolo-pendrid AND Pharmacopuncture`. This study had been conducted from 1st May 2013 to 31th July 2013. Controlled studies and case studies were only used for this study. Clinical studies that we picked from the databases were classified according to the diseases that those studies are about, and from these clinical studies, we are to research what has to be improved generally in clinical researches.
Results : 18 case studies, 4 controlled studies had been under research. Scolopendridpharmacopuncture has a therapeutic effect mainly in musculoskeletal and neurological dis-eases such as herniated intervertebral disc, carpal tunnel syndrome, swollen leg, feeling of cold on legs, wrist ganglion, lateral epicondylitis, radial nerve palsy, cervical myelopathy, cauda equina syndrome, postauricular pain; as an early symptom of Bell`s palsy, pain of popliteal part, gout, plantar fasciitis, cellulitis, frozen shoulder, pain of hip adductors. However objectivity and reliability of the Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture studies still re-mains controversial.
Conclusions : It has been suggested that there are positive effects of Scolopendrid phar-macopuncture therapy in treating specific diseases (especially neuromusculoskeletal dis-eases). However, this narrative review can`t conclude and prove that the Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture has positive effectiveness on these diseases unlike systematic review. So, in order to put Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture therapy to use for many kinds of dis-eases in more reasonable ways, it is essential to build well-designed clinical research tools. In the future, abundant case studies, more follow-up trials and randomized controlled trials based on the korean medicine should be done to use Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture for a clinical purpose.
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KEYWORD
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Scolopendrid, , Pharmacopuncture, Korean Clinical Trial, Review
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