Two Cases of Chronic Gastritis Treated with Wihwa Herbal-acupuncture

위화(胃火) 1호(號)로 호전(好轉)된 만성위염(慢性胃炎) 환자(患者) 치험(治驗) 2례(例)

  • Lee, Kyung-min (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dae-Gu Hani University) ;
  • Lee, Se-yun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dae-Gu Hani University) ;
  • Im, Sung-chul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dae-Gu Hani University) ;
  • Seo, Jung-chul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dae-Gu Hani University) ;
  • Han, Sang-won (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Dae-Gu Hani University)
  • 이경민 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 이세연 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 임성철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 서정철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 한상원 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
  • Received : 2003.09.09
  • Accepted : 2003.09.20
  • Published : 2003.12.20

Abstract

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the effect of Wihwa herbal-acupuncture on chronic gastritis. Methods: Wihwa herbal-acupuncture was administered two times a week. The following points were selected: CV12(中脘), CV13(上脘), S36(足三里), Liv3(太衝). We checked pain rating score(P.R.S.), visual analogue scale (V.A.S.) and Gastroscopy. Results: After 6 weeks of treatment, the patient showed that clinical symtoms was disappeared, Lee's P.R.S. changed from 77 to 8 and Park's P.R.S. from 55 to 0 and gastric erosion disappeared on gastroscopy. Conclusions: These results suggest that and Wihwa herbal-acupuncture has good effect on chronic gastritis. But further studies are required to concretely prove the effectiveness of Wihwa herbal-acupuncture for treating chronic gastritis.

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