Integrative medicine research
Integr Med Res
· ISSN (print) 2213-4220
· 13 papers in corpus
observational
2026
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of individually prescribed decoction herbal medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. Herbal decoction was compared to other herbal formulations and combined treatment …
observational
2025
BACKGROUND: Despite its high prevalence, dysmenorrhea is an underestimated gynecological disorder. To enhance the service coverage, the Pilot Project for Expanding National Health Insurance (NHI) Coverage to Herbal Decoctions (HDs) was impl…
observational
2025
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of integrative medicine (IM) on perinatal outcomes and health care utilization in women who gave birth in Korea. METHODS: This study used National Health Insurance Sharing Servic…
review
2023
BACKGROUND: Current endometriosis treatments do not always provide symptom relief, with many using complementary approaches. This study examined the effectiveness of acupuncture on pain and quality of life in people with endometriosis. MET…
rct
2023
BACKGROUND: Gyejibokryeong-hwan (GBH), a herbal mixture that is widely used for climacteric syndrome, is studied for its efficacy; however, no study evaluated the GBH indication, which is a blood-stasis pattern based on traditional Chinese …
lab-animal
2023
BACKGROUND: Frankincense, a resin derived from trees of the Boswellia genus, has been used as an incense and a type of herbal medicine for treating inflammatory diseases such arthritis, chronic bowel illness, and asthma. While endometriosis…
observational
2022
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common causes of anovulatory infertility. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has many advantages in treating PCOS. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the effec…
review
2021
BACKGROUND: Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been used as additional treatments for infertility or as an adjuvant treatment of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in infertility. Many systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MA) h…
rct
2021
BACKGROUND: Postpartum subinvolution of the uterus is a more common condition after cesarean section. Auricular acupressure (AA) is widely used for the treatment of postpartum diseases. However, few studies have explored the effects of AA a…
lab-animal
2020
BACKGROUND: This study aimed at determining the effect of the herbal mixture estrogen inhibition formula (EIF) and its possible mechanisms by precocious puberty animal models and network pharmacology-based analysis. METHODS: Precocious pub…
other
2020
BACKGROUND: Dangguijagyag-san, also known as Dangguishaoyao-san in Chinese and Toki-shakuyakui-san in Japanese, has been frequently used to treat symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy a…
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: Naturopathy is one of seven distinct traditional medical systems acknowledged by the World Health Organization. Naturopathic principles and philosophies encourage a focus on multiple body systems during case-taking and the desig…
case-report
2018
Endometriosis is a common benign gynecologic tumor, and it can destroy a patient's life. Surgery and hormone therapy are established therapies for endometriosis. However, there are many cases of recurrent endometriosis after conventional th…