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KMID : 1123920130270010130
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2013 Volume.27 No. 1 p.130 ~ p.135
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Improving Lung Function and Quality of Life in Smokers after Taking Herbal Medicine
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Ko Heung
Kim Ki-Tae
Shin Seon-Mi
Lee Hyung-Kwon
Moon Ju-Ho
Park Yu-Jin
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Abstract
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We investigated the lung function change and quality of life in smokers after taking herbal medicine. The patients were divided into two groups(smoking and non-smoking). We measured lung function change by VRI and quality of life by BDI and Fatigue Scale Score before and after herbal medicine intake. And we examined changes of nicotine dependence, total smoking amount, tobacco flavor in smoking group. The VRI energy bar could not represent the change of the lung function in smoking group and non-smoking group. And there was no change of lung function by VRI in two group patients before and after herb medication. But after taking herb medicine, the patients who have abnormal sound in VRI were improved. The herbal medicine does not affect to the amount of smoking, tobacco flavor, nicotine dependence in Smoking patients. Smoking group were higher than non-smokers in BDI score and Fatigue Scale score. Smoking group were more improved than the non-smokers in BDI and Fatigue Scale Score after taking herbal medicine.
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KEYWORD
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herbal medicine, smokers, lung function, quality of life
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