훈증요법을 병행한 기침환자 28명에 대한 임상적 평가

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 660 - 666
• Main Authors: 김관일(Kwan Il Kim), 이희범(Hee Beom Lee), 박의근(Eui Keun Park), 최연정(Yeon Jung Choi), 김동현(Dong Hyun Kim), 정희재(Hee Jae Jung), 정승기(Sung Ki Jung)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2013
• Subjects: 한의학; Chungsang; Herbal steam therapy; Cough; Chungpae
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529
• DOI: 10.15188/kjopp.2013.10.27.5.660

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effects of herbal steam therapy on cough. Twenty-eight patients with cough who had treated with herbal steam therapy(chungsang, chungpae) between 3rd of January and 30th of April, 2013 were analyzed. The effects were evaluated the severity and frequency of cough as the modified questionnaire, severity of discomfort using visual analogue scale(VAS), and the patients' subjective satisfaction. Eighteen patients who had been treated herbal steam therapy over 3 times were analyzed improvements before and after therapy. Chungsang and Chungpae steam therapies significantly decreased the severity and frequency of cough. VAS scores also decreased from $7.78{\pm}0.878$ to $4.39{\pm}2.033$. Patients were satisfied with herbal steam therapy. Chungsang and Chungpae steam therapies seem to be effective in the treatment of cough. Further studies with a large number of cases will be needed in the future.