Case Report of a Patient with Nausea and Vomiting Related to Functional Dyspepsia Treated with Complex Korean Medicine, Including <italic>Jichukijin-tang</italic>
Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the clinical improvement of a patient with functional dyspepsia treated with complex Korean medicine, including <i>Jichukijin-tang</i>.Methods: The patient was treated with Korean medicine, including <i>Jichukijin-tang</i>. To assess the treatment outcomes, we used the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ-5d), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and Functional Dyspepsia-Related Quality of Life (FD-QOL).Results: The patient’s clinical symptoms improved after six days of treatment with Korean medicine. The EQ-5d scale increased from 0.378 to 0.809, and the NRS score decreased from 6 to 4. The FD-QoL score increased from 61 to 41. There were no severe adverse effects from the Korean medicine.Conclusion: This study suggests that complex Korean medicine, including <i>Jichukijin-tang</i>, has a positive effect on the treatment of functional dyspepsia.
Authors
- Ji-hyang Lee
- Keon‐Hee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5684-8153)
- Si-hyoung Kim
- Seung Hee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-042X)
- Hyunjin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-0338)
- Woo-sub Song
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2025.46.3.570
- Primary Topic
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00