title: Review of cervi cornu parvum pharmacopuncture in korean medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The endpoint of this review is to investigate existing studies of Cervi cornu parvum(CCP) pharmacopuncture within Korean medicine journals in order to present a better research method in the future.
  
  
  METHODS
  We searched all the papers through six Korean electrical databases that included the title of " Cervi cornu parvum pharmacopuncture" or " Cervi cornu parvum aqua-acupuncture". Articles that had been published until December 2012 were largely divided into experimental studies and clinical studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-three (53) experimental studies and six clinical studies were found. The number of published articles has been constantly increasing. Many of the experimental studies demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects for arthritis, and most of the clinical studies dealt with musculoskeletal problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Various therapeutically significant effects of the CCP pharmacopuncture have been found through this review; however, more systematic clinical studies on the CCP pharmacopuncture seem to be necessary to substantially support its clinical effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Daegu Korean Medicine Hospital of Daegu Hanny University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hwangbo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Sik
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Seo
keywords: Cervidae; Korean medicine; aqua-acupuncture; deer antler; pharmacopuncture; review