The Anti-wrinkle Effects of Cultivated Wild Ginseng Pharmacopuncture

Abstract

Objectives : This study was aimed to report the anti-wrinkle effects of cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture. Methods : Data were collected from 23 patients who had been treated with cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture for skin wrinkles. Patients were treated twice a week, for a total of 5 times. To observe the effect of the treatment, we measured the width and depth of skin wrinkles with ECOSKIN(portable fluorescent dermal diagnostic equipment). We also conducted a survey with patients to measure total satisfaction and the anti-wrinkle effect using a semantic differential scale. The evaluation was done 2 times, once before the first treatment and once 1 week after the last treatment. The relationship was measured by Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results : Skin wrinkle mean width decreased significantly from 9.45±6.60 to 5.54±4.78. Depth decreased significantly from 0.68±0.34 to 0.39±0.24 total satisfaction increased significantly from 2.46±0.743 to 4.13±0.51. Anti-wrinkle effect increased significantly from 2.46±0.63 to 3.93±0.593. Conclusions : These results suggest that cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture may be effective for decreasing wrinkles.