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Objectives: This study demonstrated the positive effect of herbal medication on a suspected idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patient-a 57-year-old male with suspected ITP and a decreased platelet count.Methods: The patient was treated with an herbal medicine named Nokyongdaebo-tang, and its effect was measured with periodic platelet blood tests.Results: Before taking the herbal medicine, the patient’s blood platelet count was 98 K/μl, but following treatment, the blood platelet count increased to 201 K/μl and maintained a continuously elevated level.Conclusion: The results indicated that herbal medication may improve the blood platelet count of suspected ITP patients.

The herbal formulation "Jeo Dang-Tang" (JDT) has long been used for various cerebrovascular diseases. However, very little has scientific investigation been carried out. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of JDT on the production of various cytokines in the patients with cerebral infarction (CI). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) obtained from the patients with CI were cultured for 24h in the presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The amount of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-1beta, in culture supernatant, was significantly increased in the JDT, LPS or PHA treated cells compared to unstimulated cells (P0.05). We also show that increased IL-4, and IL-10 level by LPS or PHA was significantly inhibited by JDT in a dose-dependent manner. Maximal inhibition rate of IL-4 and IL-10 production by JDT was 45 +/- 2% and 51 +/- 5% for LPS-stimulated cell and 41.5 +/- 3% and 70.8 +/- 2% for PHA-stimulated cells, respectively (P0.05). On the other hand, JDT significantly increased the LPS or PHA-induced TGF-beta1 production (P0.05). These data suggest that JDT has a regulatory effect on the cytokines production, which might explain its beneficial effect in the treatment of CI.

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to discuss the diagnostic classification of the traditional medicine for pilosis, and the hair removal treatments in traditional medicine and its clinical application. Backgrounds : In recent years, appearance and beauty have become main interest that have positioned in the medical area. In clinical Korean medicine, a variety of methods such as moxibustion, superficial bleeding, multiple microneedling, facial meridian massage, herbal medicine facial pack, laser acupuncture, and intense pulsed light (IPL) have been applied. Methods and Results : Pilosis, a condition of abnormal hair growth, is stated for the first time in the publication, [Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases] by Chao Yuan-fang in 610 A.D. It shows that pilosis has been recognised as a disease for ages in Asia. Reviewing several publications, we found multiple approaches to pilosis were already existed in korean medicine. They include internal medicinal classification and its' medications. Acupuncture treatments also focused on regulation of radical causes and superficial removal of abnormal hairs. Specific treatments includes body and ear acupuncture, ear acupressure, hypodermic acupuncture, hypodermic acupuncture injection, laser acupuncture treatment. Physical and chemical methods of hair removal were widely invented. we resulted that significant scientific approaches to pilosis are under way in the korean medical field, and found a variety of medical treatments such as herbal medicines and dermatological methods. Conclusions : Hair removal treatments for pilosis in traditional medicine has a long history. Combined with advanced modern technology it can achieve greater advance in cosmetology.

Objectives: The purpose of our investigation was to determine the concordance rate among interpreters. Furthermore, we determined the concordance rate between individual interpreters and the pulse analyzer used in this study. Methods: Thirty-nine volunteers were enrolled for this study. As instructed by the protocol, these subjects took a 5-minute rest in a sitting position. As they were not allowed to move or speak, radial artery pulse conditions were measured on the lower arm of each subject by means of the pulse analyzer under investigation. Two Korean medical doctors, who did not know the default pulse conditions, were instructed to intuitively choose the best condition one in comparison with the 13 default pulse conditions. Subsequently, we analyzed the differences in results between interpreters and between interpreters and the pulse analyzer. Results: The total concordance rates, with similar concordance rates being included, between interpreters, between interpreter A and the pulse analyzer, and between interpreter B and the pulse analyzer was 56.4%, 79.5%, and 71.8% respectively. Interpreter A and B selected 6 and 7 cases of a faint, fine, weak (微細弱脈) pulse, agreeing with each other in 5 of the cases and with the pulse analyzer in 8 of the 13 cases. Conclusions: In the case of a skipping pulse 2 (促2脈), a short pulse (短脈), and a faintᆞfineᆞweak pulse (微細弱脈), the concordance between interpreters matches with the concordance between interpreters and the pulse analyzer. The concordance rate goes is higher for such smaller pulse conditions as faintᆞfineᆞweak pulse (微細弱脈) and short pulse (短脈).