The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)

The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics (대한한방소아과학회)
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The Study for Precocious Puberty in Recent Journals of Traditional Chinese Medicine

성조숙증(性早熟證)에 관한 연구의 최근 동향;최근 중의(中醫) 잡지를 중심으로

  • Lee, Min-Jeong (Department of Oriental Pediatrics, East West Neo Medical Hospital, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Chang, Gyu-Tae (Department of Oriental Pediatrics, East West Neo Medical Hospital, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Han, Yun-Jeong (Department of Oriental Pediatrics, East West Neo Medical Hospital, Kyunghee University)
  • 이민정 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방소아과교실) ;
  • 장규태 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방소아과교실) ;
  • 한윤정 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방소아과교실)
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment of precocious puberty in current traditional Chinese medical journals. Methods To figure out diagnosis methods, treatment methods, treatment effects of oriental medicine about precious puberty, Chinese medical journals from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) which was published from 1999 to 2007 were analyzed and precocious puberty was also been searched. Results 82 articles were selected. 1. Yin and purging Fire(滋陰瀉火) from traditional Chinese Medicine was usually used. 2. The herbs were almost used such as Rehmannia glutinosa(地黃), Anemarrhena asphodeloides (知母), Phellodendron amurense(黃柏), Thesium chinense(夏枯草), Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews(牧丹皮), Alisma canaliculatum(澤瀉), Testudinis Plastrum(龜板), Paeonia japonica(白芍藥), Bupleurum falcatum(柴胡), Genianae Scabrae Radix(龍膽草). 3. The total improvement rate was 72.50 to 100% Conclusions The oriental medical treatments for precocious puberty were presumed to be effective, but more studies are still needed.

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