Effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture(HPA) on Menstrual Cramps

Kang, Wee-Chang; Cho, Jung-Hyo; Lee, Yeon-Weol; Son, Chang-Gue; Cho, Chong-Kwan; Yoo, Hwa-Seung

Keywords: Hominis Placenta; Herbal Acupuncture; Menstrual Cramps; Visual Analogue Scale

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.045

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture(HPA) combined with Acupuncture compared with Acupuncture therapy. Methods : Data was collected from October 1st 2004 to February 28th 2005. A total of 8 women participated in this study. Of all subjects, 4 and 4 subjects were assigned to the experimental and the control group respectively. Subjects were treated three times a week. We used Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) for evaluating the effects of HPA. Results : There showed statistically boardline significance between the experimental group and control group(p=0.057). Conclusion : The results showed HPA has significant effects on menstrual cramps.