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KMID : 1123920070210010322
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2007 Volume.21 No. 1 p.322 ~ p.327
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Case-Controlled Study of Bone Mineral Density after Herbal Medicine Intake on Women living in Hong Cheon County, Gangwondo, S. Korea
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Cha Yun-Yeop
Park Hae-Mo
Kim Young-Gi
Lee Sun-Dong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of female’s Bone Mineral Density after taking herbal medicine. We examined age, sex, marriage, alcohol, smoking, and job of 76 female and their life style related with Osteoporosis. Bone Mineral Density was examined after 1 month (one herbal medicine), 2 months (two herbal medicine), and 3 months (three herbal medicine) between Group I (taking pear extract) and Group II (taking herbal medicine). Bone Mineral Density of Group II after 1 month was increased, but insignificant. Bone Mineral Density was not significantly different between the Group I and Group II after 2 and 3 months. In this study, we can conclude that Bone Mineral Density was increased after 1 month of taking herbal medicine. But we had inaccurate results due to limitations of this study: period of test, accuracy of instrument, impossibility of use young antlers of the deer, and etc. More detailed study should be conducted to yield more concrete results.
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KEYWORD
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Bone Mineral Density, herbal medicine, case-controlled study
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