• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.307-313
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• 2004

In the early stage of stroke, the symptoms of constipation, chest discomfort and insomnia may appear in addition to the general symptoms such as specific limb weakness, dysphasia, headache, dizziness etc.. We administered Daeseungkitang(大承氣湯) to the patient diagnosed with cerebral infarction by MRI. He clearly displayed the usual syndromes of stroke(實證), endogenous wind stirring in the liver(肝風內動) and acceleration of upper chest functions(上焦火盛), ascertainned by Oriental Medical methods. After treatment with Daeseungkitang(大承氣湯), the constipation, chest discomfort and insomnia improved along with improvement of general symptoms of stroke.

• The Korea Journal of Herbology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.7-14
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• 2011

Object : This study evaluated the effects of Daeseungkitang(DSK) on cerebral infarct of middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO). Method : Sprague-Dawley rats are used for observing to induce cerebral infraction closing its middle cerebral artery temporarily and take DSK by mouth the next 5 days, observe the amount of feces and urine. It is investigated the correlation between them after examining neurological score. Results : It is resulted the below. On the 2nd day of taking DSK, the total amount of feces of the cerebral infarct rats is increased significantly. After taking DSK, the urine volume of the cerebral infarct rats does not change at all. Taking DSK significantly improves neurological score of the cerebral infarct rats. There is a significant correlation between total amount of feces of the cerebral infarct rats and neurological score, otherwise there is no significant correlation between total amount of feces and neurological score which is taken DSK. By taking DSK, the volume of cerebral infarction does not decrease significantly. Taking DSK restrains the expression of iNOS in the cerebral cortex and striatum of the cerebral infarct rats. Taking DSK restrains the expression of MMP-9 in the cerebral cortex of the cerebral infarct rats. Taking DSK restrains the edema of astrocytes of the positive reaction of GFAP in the cerebral cortex of the cerebral infarct rats. Conclusion : According to above results, Daeseungkitang(DSK) is assumed that showing reaction of protecting neuron cell by restraint brain tissue edema thorough controlling water balance.