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KMID : 1234920010010010077
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2001 Volume.1 No. 1 p.77 ~ p.83
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Effect of Taeyeumjowee-Tang and Electroacupuncture Combined-therapy on
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Jang Young-Ju
Cho Jung-Hoon
Song Byoung-Jae
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Abstract
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We wanted to study the effect of Taeyeumjowee-tang and electroacupunctre combined-therapy on obese patients. From 1 March, 2000 to 30, September, 2000 we studied 33 out-ward patients who clinically diagnosed obesity and classified Tae-Em-In by QSCC(Questionnaire of Sasang Constitution Classification). We treated the patients by electroacupuncture therapy and taeyeumjowee-tang for 6 weeks, We investigated the change of mean body weight, mean body mass index, mean obesity degree, percent body fat and waist-hip circumference ratio. To analyze the results we used repeat measure method by SPSS ver 7.5. The results were as follows: 1. From , mean body weight was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 2. From , mean BMI was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 3. From , mean obesity degree was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 4. From , percent body fat was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 5. From , waist-hip circumference ratio was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. In this study we knew the combined-therapy of electroacupuncture and taeyeumjowee-tang is very efficient in obese patient.
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KEYWORD
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Electroacupuncture, Taeyeumjowee-tang, combined-therapy, Percent body fat, Waist-hip circumference ratio
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