A Study on the Relationship Between Daeseunggi-tang and Sepsis

Abstract

Objectives: This research aims to analyze the relationship between Daeseunggi-tang and sepsis in literature.Methods: The main treatment symptoms of Daeseunggi-tang presented in Sanghanron and GeumGweyoryak, the symptoms of Ju-hwang and Nae-ham which correspond to sepsis in Korean Medicine, the symptoms of sepsis presented in the related papers including international guideline and diagnosis criteria of spesis were compared and analyzed.Results: The main treatment symptoms of Daeseunggi-tang were very similar to the symptoms of sepsis, and were almost identical to the symptoms of Ju-hwang and Nae-ham (especially Hwa-ham, Gu-ham), which are the Korean medicine descriptions of sepsis.Conclusions: Based on the above research results, it seems to be possible to use Daeseunggi-tang for the treatmentof sepsis.