Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Feb 2005)

Effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture(HPA) on Menstrual Cramps

  • Weechang Kang,
  • Jung-Hyo Cho,
  • Yeon-Weol Lee,
  • Chang-Gue Son,
  • Chong-Kwan Cho,
  • Hwa-Seung Yoo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.045
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 45 – 49

Abstract

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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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