A Case Study of Soyangin Patient with Hyperhidrosis Treated Successfully with Hyungbangsabaek-san(荊防瀉白散)

A Case Study of Soyangin Patient with Hyperhidrosis Treated Successfully with Hyungbangsabaek-san( 荊防瀉白散) Seung-Min Hong, Seon-Young Lee, Min-Woo Hwang * Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Graduate school of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University * Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul KoreaObjectivesThe aim of this study was to report significant improvement of hyperhidrosis after treatment with Hyungbangsabaek-san(荊防瀉白散), in a Soyangin Mangeum Symptomatic pattern Patient. Methods The patients were diagnosed with Soyang Sin-Yeol Du-Tong Mang-Eum Symptomatology(身熱頭痛亡陰證) and treated with Hyungbangsabaek-san(荊防瀉白散). The primary outcome measure for this study were sweat using a questionnaire with visual analogue scale(VAS). Secondary outcome assessment included change of odinary symptomssuch as patient's sleep, feces and digestion.Results The symptoms of hyperhidrosis disappeared by the end of the accure period without side effect. Original symptomswere also changed.ConclusionsThis result show Hyungbangsabaek-san(荊防瀉白散) can be used to treat hyperhidrosis in a Soyangin Heat-related diarrhea accompanied by headache Mangeum(身熱頭痛亡陰) symptomatic pattern patient. Meaning and process of hyperhidrosis are different according to Sasang Constitutions.Key Words: Hyperhidrosis, Hyungbangsabaek-san, Soyangin, Original Symptoms