- KOREAN
- P-ISSN3022-6805
- E-ISSN3022-6791
- KCI
Vol.14 No.14
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Introduction: Sal‘a al-Raḥim (uterine fibroids) are the most prevalent benign tumor of the uterus and the most common benign solid tumor in women, with a cumulative prevalence of 70–80% during the reproductive years. They account for approximately 29% of gynecological illness hospitalizations in females aged 15 to 54. Since the only definitive treatment is hysterectomy in modern medicine, 40–60% of all hysterectomies and 18–44% of hysterectomies in young women are caused by uterine fibroids. Recurrent pregnancy loss is an important symptom of uterine fibroids. Case Presentation: A 36-year-old married woman visited the Gynecology (Unani) Out Patient Department (OPD) complaining that she was desperate to become pregnant and carry her pregnancy to term because she had previously had two habitual abortions in the previous seven months, the most recent of which had occurred about a month ago. She was also suffering from severe dysmenorrhea for approximately a year, along with heavy menstrual bleeding with clots. Two fibroids were detected in the fundus during her transabdominal scan (TAS); the larger of the two measured 2 x 2 cm in the posterior wall and 1.6 x 1.7 cm in the anterior wall. While Sarshapadi oil was administered for local application on the lower abdomen, Itrifal Ghudadi (5 g twice daily after meals) and Majun Dabiduward (5 g twice daily after meals) were prescribed internally. All of her ailments improved after receiving medication for around three months, and the two fibroids totally disappeared. Conclusion: After three months of treatment, the TAS revealed that Sal‘a al-Raḥim can be effectively treated with Unani Medicine without experiencing any negative side effects.
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Objective: This case report presents the successful management of Baras (focal vitiligo) in 62-year-old female patient in whom a combined therapy of Babchi (Psoralea corylifolia) and micro-needling was given and promising result of repigmentation in focal depigmented patches was observed. Method: Although, various studies have indicated the efficacy of Babchi in the management of vitiligo with refractory results. In this case report, the Unani formulations consisting of Safuf Baras and Roghan Babchi have been combined uniquely with micro-needling to treat as well as overcome the refractory nature of vitiligo. The diagnosis of the case was made on the basis of clinical, Woods lamp examination and dermoscopy. This 62-year-old female patient received the interventions for 28 days along with dietary advice as per the Unani medical principles. The compliance to the therapy was good and no overt side effect was reported by the patient during the course of treatment. Result: Significant repigmentation was observed at the end of treatment. The efficacy may be attributed to the inherent active ingredients like psoralen, Rhein, and bergapten which promote melanogenesis. Further, micro-needling also helped in delivery of active ingredients through the microchannels at the dermal level and stimulation of melanocytes. Discussion: Unani formulations along with micro-needling resulted in the repigmentation of lesions. This indicates the effectiveness of USM. Further exploration is needed to optimize this treatment option in vitiligo.
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The prevalence of respiratory diseases is increasing due to social and environmental factors such as increased environmental pollution and air pollution, and among them, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in particular has a high mortality and morbidity rate worldwide. As a result, medical expenses are rapidly increasing, creating a social and economic burden. In response to this, there is a need to discuss ways to reduce the risk from diseases and manage them appropriately, and the most basic starting point in this process is how these chronic lung disease patients are treated in actual clinical settings and how to improve the quality of treatment. There is a need to look into whether there are effective drugs.Western treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is basically a disease in which the airway narrows, so bronchodilators are used to widen the bronchi, and corticosteroids and antibiotics are mainly used to relieve the inflammatory response in the lungs. However, since the mainly used Western medicine does not serve as a fundamental therapeutic drug and contains many side effects, there is a need for drugs that improve the quality of life of patients and are more effective in managing symptoms as symptomatic prescriptions. Therefore, Western and Oriental medicine treatments are needed. The purpose is to suggest better treatments through comparative analysis.
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This study sought to examine the potential positive effects of Korean translation assignments on the psychological well-being, including anxiety and stress, of mid-to-late adolescent immigrant youth. In this study, students were provided with Korean classes using reading materials with positive content, followed by assignments to translate these materials into their native languages. The results indicated that the task had a positive effect on the students' emotions. Participants indicated that the novel experience of translating Korean texts into their native languages was both engaging and resulted in positive emotional transformations, as well as heightened motivation to learn Korean. This research underscores the important correlation between utilizing positive reading materials and translation tasks in enhancing Korean language acquisition and fostering positive psychological outcomes.
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Introduction: Infertility is a common problem contributing to negative impact on patient emotiona-lly, sexually and socially, impairing their quality of life and causing significant economic burden on health care system. A minimum of 80 million couples suffer from infertility worldwide. Despiteimprovement in diagnostic techniques, the incidence of unexplained or idiopathic infertility remainsup to 15%. Due to absence of an identifiable cause, the treatment of this condition is empirical. In Unani system of medicine, various drugs and formulations are used to induce ovulation. One ofsuch formulation has been chosen to treat the present case for unexplained infertility and observe long term pregnancy outcome. Case presentation: We report a case of 25 years old, nulligravida who successfully achieved preg-nancy following unani treatment. She presented with complain of unsuccessful attempts at concepti-on since three years. Investigations were carried out which did not reveal any abnormality thus making unexplained infertility as diagnosis of exclusion. The patient was prescribed to take nuskhaMu‘īn-i-Ḥaml 6g twice a day from D5 – D9 of menstrual cycle with warm milk and Ma‘jūn mocharas 6g twice a day throughout the month. The patient conceived after the treatment for 2 cycles and had an uneventful pregnancy with delivery of a female baby weighing 2.6kg. Conclusion: These Unani formulations might have assisted in conception due to their uterotonic and ovulation inducing properties. This article offers an approach to treat unexplained infertility usingunani formulation. Further researches in the form of randomized clinical trials are needed to prove the efficacy of these formulations in unexplained infertility.
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Influenza is an infectious disease which accompanies systematic inflammation. Although eliminating the primary or secondary infectious agent is an important action in treating influenza, it is still difficult because not only mutations of viruses but also antibiotics-resistance of bacteria. Eunkyosan, is traditionally used herbal formula to symptoms of influenza, have were reported for its pharmacological properties on inflammation. Also, Alginate, a physiologically active acidic polysaccharide obtained from brown algae, alleviates inflammation, exhibits anti-bacterial properties, and shows a collaborative therapeutic effect with an anti-bacterial agent for acute infections. Thus, we investigated anti-inflammatory effects of Lorafocin (a mixture of Eunkyosan and alginate) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line and its underlying mechanisms as well as anti-bacterial effects. In the RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line, Lorafocin treatment reduced the secretion of inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by LPS. To elucidate the anti-inflammatory mechanism of Lorafocin, we investigated the involvement of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway. Studies demonstrated that Lorafocin exhibited anti-inflammatory efficacy by regulating Akt, c-Jun N-terminal kinase/stress-activated protein kinase (JNK), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, Lorafocin inhibited the bacterial growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Taken together, Lorafocin may possess the capability to effectively modulate inflammatory responses and inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria.