Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease.

Methods

A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member information was registered. Of these, 699 (4.4%) members participated in the survey. The survey included questions regarding the frequency of use of cold and heat pattern identification in deciding a herbal treatment prescription, the diseases for which cold and heat pattern identification-related herbal treatment was most efficacious, the type of herbal treatment prescribed, and the duration of the treatment.

Results

Of the 699 respondents, 591 (84.5%) reported that they considered

SUBMITTER: Bae KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5395675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature