A Case Report: Effect of Korean Medicine Including Distilled Form of Bosaeng-tang Gagambang on Moderate to Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum
A Case Report: Effect of Korean Medicine Including Distilled Form of Bosaeng-tang Gagambang on Moderate to Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum
대한한의학회지 / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2020, v.41 no.4, pp.120-132
https://doi.org/10.13048/JKOM.PUB.41.4.120
Hae-Won Kim
(Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Seon-Eun Baek
(Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Dae-jeon University)
Dong-Yeol Yoo
(Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Jeong-Eun Yoo
(Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Kim,
H.,
Baek,
S.,
Yoo,
D.,
&
Yoo,
J.
(2020). A Case Report: Effect of Korean Medicine Including Distilled Form of Bosaeng-tang Gagambang on Moderate to Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum. 대한한의학회지, 41(4), 120-132, https://doi.org/10.13048/JKOM.PUB.41.4.120
Abstract
Objectives: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is defined as severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) with weight loss, ketonuria, and electrolyte imbalance. Many NVP or HG patients get hard to take herbal medicine since the smell and taste of it. Therefore, the distilled herbal medicines are often used in clinical practice. A 32-year-old, 14-week pregnant female was admitted for 3 weeks at a Korean medicine hospital. She was experiencing HG accompanied by 19.61% (10 kg) weight loss, ketonuria, and electrolyte imbalance. The patient received Bosaeng-tang gagambang in its distilled form, acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, sticker needles, cupping, moxibustion, and hydration during admission. The severity and frequency of NVP, weight loss, and ketonuria significantly improved without any side effects. Before the therapy, she admitted to two obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, 1 week each, with no improvement. This case presents the therapeutic potential of Korean medicine including herbal medicine in its diluted form for HG and NVP.
- keywords
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Case Report,
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG),
Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM),
Distilled form of herbal medicine,
Bosaeng-tang Gagambang
- 투고일Submission Date
- 2020-10-05
- 수정일Revised Date
- 2020-11-24
- 게재확정일Accepted Date
- 2020-11-25