Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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Korean Herbal Medicine on Hypertension : A Systematic Review in Korean Internal Medicine's Studies

한약 복용이 고혈압에 미치는 영향: 내과학회 학회지 논문에 대한 고찰

  • Baek, Hye-Ki (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • An, Jung-Jo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jo, Hyun-Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoo, Ho-Ryong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Seol, In-Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 백혜기 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 안정조 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조현경 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 유호룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

Background : Almost people know hypertension's treatment is taking western medicine. But korean herbal medicine(KHM) also have an effect of turning down blood pressure. Objectives : This study aims to review the influence of KHM on hypertension in korean internal medicine's studies systematically. Additionally, we tried to estimate the change of data of hypertension and let people know a possibility of herbal treatment on hypertension. Methods : Systematic studies searches were performed on one database of korean internal medicine to November 2009. Screening and selection of the studies and extraction of data were performed by one author. Results : Twelve studies were included. All studies were performed retrospectively. Almost studies's object were hypertensive rats. Two studies's object were rabbits and only one study's object was hopitalized patients. Blood pressure and pulse was changed significantly after taking KHM in almost studies, and rest of items, aldosterone, catecholamine, electro, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory effect, renin activity were changed significantly after taking KHM. Conclusions : KHM might have an effect of lowering blood pressure, but almost studies's object were animals, so it is necessary to investigate an effect of KHM for people.

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