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.

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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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2025-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2025.46.3.570
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
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Case Report of a Patient with Nausea and Vomiting Related to Functional Dyspepsia Treated with Complex Korean Medicine, Including <italic>Jichukijin-tang</italic>

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Case Report of a Patient with Nausea and Vomiting Related to Functional Dyspepsia Treated with Complex Korean Medicine, Including <italic>Jichukijin-tang</italic>

Ji-hyang Lee, Keon‐Hee Kim, Si-hyoung Kim, Seung Hee Lee, Hyunjin Lee, Woo-sub Song
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the clinical improvement of a patient with functional dyspepsia treated with complex Korean medicine, including &lt;i&gt;Jichukijin-tang&lt;/i&gt;.Methods: The patient was treated with Korean medicine, including &lt;i&gt;Jichukijin-tang&lt;/i&gt;. 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 &lt;i&gt;Jichukijin-tang&lt;/i&gt;, has a positive effect on the treatment of functional dyspepsia.

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