title: Administration of Hwang-Ryun-Haedok-tang, a Herbal Complex, for Patients With Abdominal Obesity: A Case Series.
abstract: Herbal medicines have received attention as antiabdominal obesity agents. We present a series of 13 cases that demonstrate the positive effect of the herbal complex Hwang-Ryun-Haedok-Tang (HRHT; Tsumura, Tokyo, Japan) on weight and abdominal fat control in patients with abdominal obesity. We treated 13 patients with abdominal obesity treated for 54.46 ± 18.07 days with 5.0 g of HRHT daily. To evaluate the treatment, the morphometric (i.e., waist circumstance, weight, body fat) and biochemical parameters were measured once monthly. After HRHT therapy, the waist circumstance decreased from 91.96 ± 7.99 cm to 87.12 ± 8.09 cm (paired t test, P < .001) and the weight decreased from 78.09 ± 14.35 kg (average ± standard deviation) to 75.72 ± 14.60 kg (paired t test, P < .001). All 13 (100%) patients had low waist circumstances after treatment. Overall, 12 (92.3%) of the 13 patients had a lower weight and body mass index. In the present study, we showed the clinical effects of HRHT on waist circumstance, weight, body mass index, and body fat in patients with abdominal obesity. Further clinical studies investigating the effects of HRHT are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea; Medical Service Room, Service Support Group, Ministry of National Defence, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: kkokkottung@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Seungwon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
authors.forename: WooSang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: A Ri
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
authors.forename: SangKwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
authors.forename: KiHo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Medical Service Room, Service Support Group, Ministry of National Defence, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: KyoungHo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D039323:Coptis; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D032062:Gardenia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D032102:Phellodendron; D008517:Phytotherapy; D031363:Scutellaria; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000187:drug effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C061676:oren gedoku to
keywords: Huang-Lian-Jie-Du; Hwang-Ryun-Haedok-Tang; Orengedokuto; Waist circumstance control; abdominal obesity