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Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors.


ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease.

Methods

A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member information was registered. Of these, 699 (4.4%) members participated in the survey. The survey included questions regarding the frequency of use of cold and heat pattern identification in deciding a herbal treatment prescription, the diseases for which cold and heat pattern identification-related herbal treatment was most efficacious, the type of herbal treatment prescribed, and the duration of the treatment.

Results

Of the 699 respondents, 591 (84.5%) reported that they considered cold and heat when prescribing herbal treatment. The diseases for which consideration of cold and heat patterns was effective were, in order, menopausal disorder (124, 18.3%), chronic rhinitis (98, 14.5%), dyspepsia (94, 13.9%), hwa-byung (92, 13.6%), diarrhea (83, 12.3%), dysmenorrhea (61, 9.0%), headache (59, 8.7%), inflammation in the digestive tract (58, 8.6%), coldness in hands and feet (58, 8.6%), and atopic dermatitis (55, 8.1%). The typical treatment duration differed widely for different diseases: atopic dermatitis was most frequently treated for >2 months (38, 34.5%), whereas diarrhea was most frequently treated for ? 10 days (73, 43.6%).

Conclusion

These findings indicate that cold and heat pattern identification is a useful tool employed by Korean Medicine doctors. This study may provide a basis for clinical research investigating the effect of pattern identification-based treatment of diseases.

SUBMITTER: Bae KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5395675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors.

Bae Kwang-Ho KH   Lee Youngseop Y   Park Ki-Hyun KH   Yoon Youngheum Y   Mun Sujeong S   Lee Siwoo S  

Integrative medicine research 20161118 1


<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member information was registered. Of these, 699 (4.4%) members participated in the survey. The survey included questions regarding the frequency of use of cold and heat pattern identification in decidi  ...[more]

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