Objective : The purpose of this study is to review herbal treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon by summarizing Korean clinical research studies.
Method : The study was based on 6 papers published in Korea. The papers were searched on Koreantk, NDSL, RISS...
Objective : The purpose of this study is to review herbal treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon by summarizing Korean clinical research studies.
Method : The study was based on 6 papers published in Korea. The papers were searched on Koreantk, NDSL, RISS and KISS.
Results : 1. The average age of the subjects was 47.3 years. In sexual proportion, male is 71.4% and female is 28.6%. The average duration of Raynaud's phenomenon was 23.7 months. 2. The most frequent Pattern of Raynaud's phenomenon was Gi-hyul stagnation syndrome (氣血鬱滯) and Deficiency Syndrome (虛證). 3. The most frequent herbal medicinal treatment was Chiljehyangbuhwan (七製香附丸). 4. The most frequent herb was Angelicae Gigantis Radix (當歸) and the next was Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (甘草), Astragalus membranaceus Bunge (黃民), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (熟地黃) and Paeoniae Radix (苟藥). 5. The average period of treatment was 45.5 days and the most frequent rating scale was VAS or NRS score. 6. The effects of treatment were evaluated based on VAS, NRS score, DITI, CST, CRR and other evaluation indexes. Most of all studies, VAS or NRS score decreased to 1-4, and DITI, CST, CRR and other outcome measurement were significantly better than before treatment.
Conclusion : Chiljehyangbuhwan (七製香附丸) as a herbal formula and Angelicae Gigantis Radix (當歸)as a herb were frequently used in Raynaud's phenomenon, respectively. To confirm the herbal treatment method for Raynaud's phenomenon, extensive research will be required.