A clinical study of two patients on vertigo with Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang gamibang

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives : Vertigo is a sensation of spinning while stationary. It is com monly associated with nausea or vomiting, unsteadiness (postural instability), falls. It can af fect a person's thoughts and life style. Recurrent episodes in those with vertigo are common and frequently impair the quality of life. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical effects of herbal medicine on vertigo.Methods : We employed oriental medical treatments; herbal-medication (Ba nhabaekchulcheonma-tang gamibang), acupuncture and moxibustion. At the same time, the blood cupping therapy in the neck area was applied. We treated the patients two or three times a week with oriental th erapy methods. They took medicine three times a day after a meal. During taking medicine, we let the patients a void fatty food, flour based food, and alcohol. We determined the course of treatment with visual analogue scal e (VAS). We let them respond to a VAS item between 0 and 10 point continuously. The symptoms that we evaluated were vertigo, headache, chest discomfort, nausea and vomiting.Results : After taking treatment –acupuncture and moxibustion during some period and taking herba l-medicine, the VAS scale was gradually getting decreased. Generally the sy mptom of vomitting and nausea was eased at first, and then the symptom of chest discomfort, headache, vertigo was relieved.Conclusions : Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang gamibang was effective in the treatm ent of vertigo and its related symptoms, headache, chest discomfort, nausea and vomiting.Key words : Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang, Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang gamibang, Vertigo, VAS Scale