title: Korean herbal medicine for treating henoch-schonlein purpura with yin deficiency: five case reports.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effect of Korean medicine (KM) treatment for Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Five HSP patients who demonstrated a Yin deficiency and who had a history of a previous upper respiratory tract infection were included in this study. Four patients had arthritis and three had severe stomachache. One of them appeared to have proteinuria and hematuria before starting KM treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were improved with only herbal medicine, Jarotang (JRT). Purpura in the lower extremities and abdominal pain, which were not treated by using a corticosteroid, disappeared and had not recurred after 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These cases indicate that JRT may be effective in treating HSP in patients who demonstrate Yin deficiency, even though the number of cases was limited to five.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Dongkyung Korean Medicine Clinic, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Kyun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Dongkyung Korean Medicine Clinic, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Seon
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sunju
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Meridian & Acupoints, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Kyun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo-Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sun
keywords: Korean herbal medicine; allergic purpura; henoch-schonlein purpura; jarotang; yin deficiency