title: The effect of Bunsimgi-eum on Hwa-byung: randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial.
abstract: ETHNOPHAMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Bunsimgi-eum (BSGE), a prescription for stagnation of the seven emotions, is being used on neuropsychiatric symptoms in clinical traditional Korean medicine.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of BSGE on Hwa-byung's symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study was set and patients diagnosed as Hwa-byung, were treated with Bunsimgi-eum or controlled medication. Score change of 100mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for chest discomfort, Likert scale for major symptom of Hwa-byung, STAXI-K, STAI-K, and BDI-K, were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  100mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for chest discomfort was measured as the 1st evaluative instrument. Experimental group showed greater inclination for score change, but there were no significance. In all other valuation scales, scores improved significantly within each group, but there were no significant difference between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data show that BSGE's effect on Hwa-byung did not exceed that of placebo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Oriental Medical College of Daejeon University, 96-3 Yongwun-dong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seok-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kwon-Eui
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Weechang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sang Ryong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: In Chul
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000187:drug effects; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055670:Medicine, Korean Traditional; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations