The situation of osteoporosis herbal medicines studies in South Korean journals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2014.02.001
- VernacularTitle:韩国治疗骨质疏松症中药研究概况
- Author:
Jaekeun JUNG
;
Hongxin ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Osteoporosis;
Korean medicine;
Traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2014;36(2):97-101
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the use of traditional Chinese medicine in treating osteoporosis in South Korea's academic institutions during the past ten years.Methods Database of South Korean academic papers on the treatment ofosteoporosis with traditional Chinese medicine from 2003 to 2012 were searched,and 56 academic papers were retrieved.Results Of 34 selected research papers on single herb,20 papers were on herb with tonifying function,accounting for 58.8％; 4 papers were on herb with invigorating blood and dispersing blood stasis function,accounting for 11.8％; and 10 papers on herb with tonifing kidney Yang function,accounting for the remaining 29.4％.The other 22 papers were on Chinese herbal formulas.Among them,16 papers were on formulas with tonifiying function,accounting for 72.7％.Of all 17 Youguiyin dominate formulas,14 formulas showed main functions of supplementing Kidney,accounting for 82.4％.Conclusion In the osteoporosis research papers using single herb and Chinese formulas,the ones with the function of supplementing,especially supplementing kidney were chosen by a high ratio.
