The Agreement in Cold-Heat and Health Status among Sasang Constitutional Experts in Diagnosis of Sasang Pathological Symptoms

Jin, Hee-Jeong; Kim, Sang-Hyuk; Dong, Sang-Oak; Jang, Eun-Su; Lee, Si-Woo

doi:10.7730/jscm.2014.26.2.146

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“…In Sasang constitutional medicine, patients diagnosed with one of the four SCTs are treated based on cold or heat patterns induced by conditions of physiological equilibrium among the internal organs, which also induce differences in body circumference [ 5 ]. For pattern identification, the most important and unique patterns are the cold-heat patterns, which reflect not only the temperature but also the metabolic activity of the subject [ 6 ].…”

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Association of Cold‐Heat Patterns with Tongue Features, Body Composition, Anthropometric Indices, and Blood Parameters in Tae‐Eum Type

Kim

Park

Yoon

et al. 2018

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Introduction The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between cold-heat patterns and body composition, anthropometric indices, blood parameters, and tongue features in Tae-Eum type subjects. We also sought to determine whether significant indicators could be used as risk factors for predicting cold-heat patterns in a clinic. MethodsThis prospective, case-control pilot study was conducted at a single center. The subjects were males and females aged 19 years or older who had been analyzed as the Tae-Eum type. After screening, subject allocation was performed. The body composition, 11 anthropometric indices, blood parameters, and tongue features of the subjects were measured by well-trained practitioners. An independent t-test was conducted to compare the cold- and heat-pattern groups. Binary logistic regression was performed to determine significant differences between the two groups after adjusting for age, sex, and systolic blood pressure, with a focus on identifying significant indicators. ResultsEighty-nine participants were recruited, 39 of whom were excluded from the analysis. Ultimately, 20 cold-pattern and 30 heat-pattern subjects were included in the final analysis. We found that alanine aminotransferase and all anthropometric indices, except for neck and forehead circumference, were significant predictive factors in both groups according to the binary regression analysis. Additionally, the tongue body color in the cold-pattern group was significantly paler than that in the heat-pattern group. ConclusionsThis study found that cold and heat patterns were significantly associated with body composition, anthropometric indices, blood parameters, and tongue features. We suggest that these factors could thus be used as objective indicators and predictors of cold-heat patterns. Our findings provide fundamental but also applicable data that will be useful for diagnosing and monitoring cold-heat patterns in Tae-Eum type patients.

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Association of Cold‐Heat Patterns with Tongue Features, Body Composition, Anthropometric Indices, and Blood Parameters in Tae‐Eum Type

Kim

Park

Yoon

et al. 2018

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…The Cold–Heat pattern is the decisive factor for the prescription of herbal medicines in Sasang medicine 9 . Donguisusebowon (Longevity and life preservation in Eastern medicine) 5 described the pathologies and herbal medicines of each Sasang type in terms of the Cold–Heat pattern.…”

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Bodily differences between Cold- and Heat-prescription groups in Sasang medicine

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Nam²,

Do³

et al. 2016

Integrative Medicine Research

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BackgroundIn Sasang medicine, patients are treated with herbal prescriptions based on Cold-Heat patterns induced by conditions of physiological equilibrium among internal organs, which also induce differences in body circumferences. The objective of the current study was to elucidate the relationship between Cold- and Heat-prescription types and body circumferences.MethodsData from suitable subjects (115 males and 222 females) were collected, and the body circumferences were compared according to their Cold- and Heat-prescription grouping. For male subjects with significant body circumference differences between the Cold- and Heat-prescription groups, the body circumference ratios were analyzed by comparing the differences between these groups using ranked analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).ResultsIn men, consistent differences were observed in the body circumference measures and ratios between the Cold- and Heat-prescription groups. The Heat-prescription groups showed greater abdominal circumferences, notably demonstrated by a higher rib-to-pelvic circumference ratio in the Tae-Eum (TE) type (p = 0.041) and a higher chest-to-hip circumference ratio in the So-Yang (SY) type (p = 0.087).ConclusionIn the SY-type men, the chest circumference was significantly greater in the Heat-prescription group compared to the Cold-prescription group. In the TE-type men, the rib-to-pelvic circumference ratio was significantly higher in the Heat-prescription group than in the Cold-prescription group.

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“…In TKM, a person in the Cold-pattern group is characterized by sensitivity to cold and weak digestive power, whereas a person in the Heat-pattern group is characterized by sensitivity to heat and strong digestive power [ 1 , 19 ]. Even if the Sasang constitution is different, the Cold- and Heat-pattern groups can be consistently classified according to clinical characteristics [ 20 ]. It is worthwhile to note that, unlike clinical symptoms, a significant difference was found in the analysis of the complexion only when the Sasang constitution was divided.…”

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Differences in Complexion between Cold‐ and Heat‐Prescription Groups in Sasang Medicine

Park

Kim

et al. 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) is a type of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) that classifies the human constitution into four types. The appearance of the complexion is one of the diagnostic factors of SCM but is rarely used in a quantitative and objective manner for diagnosis. In this study, an analysis using actual clinical data was conducted to assess the use of the complexion as a diagnostic element. A total of 528 Sasang medicine prescriptions from Korea Constitutional Multicenter Bank (KCMB) were classified into either a Cold-prescription group or a Heat-prescription group, and the complexion differences of the patients were analyzed using the * * * color space. After adjusting for age, BMI, and systolic blood pressure, significant differences were observed among the Cold-and Heat-prescription groups within each Sasang constitution. However, when the Sasang constitution was ignored, no significant difference was observed for either sex. This study quantitatively analyzed the complexion of patients, which is used as a diagnostic element in clinical practice. It is hoped that the results will contribute to objective medical treatments in the future, such as determining an appropriate herbal prescription based on the patient's complexion.

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The Agreement in Cold-Heat and Health Status among Sasang Constitutional Experts in Diagnosis of Sasang Pathological Symptoms

Cited by 4 publications

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Association of Cold‐Heat Patterns with Tongue Features, Body Composition, Anthropometric Indices, and Blood Parameters in Tae‐Eum Type

Association of Cold‐Heat Patterns with Tongue Features, Body Composition, Anthropometric Indices, and Blood Parameters in Tae‐Eum Type

Bodily differences between Cold- and Heat-prescription groups in Sasang medicine

Differences in Complexion between Cold‐ and Heat‐Prescription Groups in Sasang Medicine

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