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Narrative Review of Clinical Trial on Scolopendrid Pharmacopuncture in Korean Literature

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2013, 23(4), pp.73-82
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

조동찬 1 이진현 1 김창곤 1 정우석 2 문수정 3 박태용 1 Lee Jung-han ORD ID 1

1원광대학교
2동수원한방병원
3한국한의학연구원

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ABSTRACT

Objectives The purpose of this review is to investigate studies of Scolopendrid pharmacopunctureand the evidence of it’s effects in order to suggest a better research method inthe future. Methods We retrieved numbers of clinical studies about Scolopendrid pharmacopuncturefrom 7 Korean web databases, using key words such as ‘Scolopendrid’, ‘ScolopendridAND Pharmacopuncture’. This study had been conducted from 1st May 2013 to31th July 2013. Controlled studies and case studies were only used for this study. Clinicalstudies that we picked from the databases were classified according to the diseases thatthose studies are about, and from these clinical studies, we are to research what has to beimproved generally in clinical researches. Results 18 case studies, 4 controlled studies had been under research. Scolopendridpharmacopuncture has a therapeutic effect mainly in musculoskeletal and neurological diseasessuch as herniated intervertebral disc, carpal tunnel syndrome, swollen leg, feeling ofcold on legs, wrist ganglion, lateral epicondylitis, radial nerve palsy, cervical myelopathy,cauda equina syndrome, postauricular pain; as an early symptom of Bell’s palsy, pain ofpopliteal part, gout, plantar fasciitis, cellulitis, frozen shoulder, pain of hip adductors. However objectivity and reliability of the Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture studies still remainscontroversial. Conclusions It has been suggested that there are positive effects of Scolopendrid pharmacopuncturetherapy in treating specific diseases (especially neuromusculoskeletal diseases). However, this narrative review can’t conclude and prove that the Scolopendridpharmacopuncture has positive effectiveness on these diseases unlike systematic review. So, in order to put Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture therapy to use for many kinds of diseasesin more reasonable ways, it is essential to build well-designed clinical research tools. In the future, abundant case studies, more follow-up trials and randomized controlled trialsbased on the korean medicine should be done to use Scolopendrid pharmacopuncture fora clinical purpose.

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