2000년 이후 갑상선 기능저하증에 대한 국내 한의학 실험연구 체계적 고찰 |
이민혜, 최유경 |
가천대학교부속 길한방병원 한방내과 |
Systemic Reviews of Domestic Experimental Studies of Herbal Medicines Used for Hypothyroidism since 2000 |
Min-hye Lee, You-kyung Choi |
Dept. of Oriental Internal medicine, Gil Oriental Medical Hospital, Ga-Chon University |
Correspondence |
You-kyung Choi ,Tel: 032-770-1300, Fax: 032-468-4033, Email: kosmos@gachon.ac.kr
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Received: December 13, 2015, Accepted: December 30, 2015, Published online: December 31, 2015. |
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ABSTRACT |
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the experimental studies which was performed by single or complex herbal medicines on hypothyroidism.
Methods: I searched the domestic experimental studies about single or complex herbal medicines' effects on hypothyroidism that published since 2000 on 4 Korean databases by keywords, ‘thyroid gland', ‘hypofunction', ‘hypothyroidism'.
Results: 11 single herbal medicines and 9 complex herbal medicines in 20 experimental studies have reported their effectiveness and safetiness in PTU-induced hypothyroidism rats by evaluating the changes of several biochemical and hematological indexes.
Conclusions: In order to make new and more effective medicines on hypothyroidism, there should be further studies by using combinations of herbal medicines and the differences of their mechanisms. |
Key words:
hypothyroidism, experimental study, herbal medicine |
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