Effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture(HPA) on Menstrual Cramps
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture (HPA) combined with Acupuncture compared with Acupuncture therapy. Method : Data was collected from October 1st 2004 to February 28th 2005. A total of 8 women participated in this study. Of all su...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
2005-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmacopuncture |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.045 |
Summary: | Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture (HPA) combined with Acupuncture compared with Acupuncture therapy.
Method : Data was collected from October 1st 2004 to February 28th 2005. A total of 8 women participated in this study. Of all subjects, 4 and 4 subjects were assigned to the experimental and the control group respectively. Subjects were treated three times a week. We used Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for evaluating the effects of HPA.
Result : There showed statistically boardline significance between the experimental group and control group (p=0.057).
Conclusion : The results showed HPA has significant effects on menstrual cramps. |
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ISSN: | 2093-6966 2234-6856 |