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KMID : 1123920220360020041
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2022 Volume.36 No. 2 p.41 ~ p.47
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A Review of Clinical Studies of Chinese Medicine Treatment for Postherpetic Neuralgia? Research using CNKI Database
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Rho Yeun-Wha
Kim Yeong-Mok
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Abstract
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Postherpetic neuralgia(PHN) is one of the most common intractable chronic pain syndromes. This review was conducted to investigates the trends in recent clinical studies of PHN in China and to find out the efficacy of Chinese medicine treatment for PHN. Based on CNKI databases, nineteen randomized controlled trials(RCTs) were analyzed. The search focused on the authors, publication year, sample size, age, duration of illness, treatment period, lesion sites, methods, outcome measures, and results of the selected articles. Four studies used herbal medicine. The most frequently used herbs were Angelicae Gigantis Radix(當歸) and Corydalis Tube(玄胡索). Eighteen studies used acupuncture treatment. The most frequently used acupoints were ST36, LR3, LI4. Three studies used moxibustion and 5 studies used cupping treatment. In all nineteen studies, the efficacy of Chinese medicine treatments was confirmed. More varied and scientifically designed clinical studies are required to develop treatments for PHN. The results of current study could be used as guidance for further studies of treatment on PHN.
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KEYWORD
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Postherpetic Neuralgia(PHN), Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, CNKI
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