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Effects of pharmacopuncture with wild ginseng complex in 2 elderly patients with obesity: Case report

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Hwang, Ji Hye, Jung, Hyo Won·2018·Medicine
DOI 10.1097/md.0000000000011534PMC PMC6076043
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RATIONALE: Obesity has become a worldwide health challenge. In elderly patients, obesity induces a decrease in skeletal muscle strength and mass, which is linked to age-related sarcopenia. These are important predictors of hospitalization and death. Herein, we report on 2 elderly male patients who were treated by pharmacopuncture with wild ginseng complex (WGC). PATIENT CONCERNS: Case 1 was that of a 62-year-old man who was mainly concerned about his appearance as his abdominal fat was steadily increasing, without any changes to his body weight. He also had an aversion to any type of modern Western medicine. In addition, the patient was averse to changing his eating habits or exercise style. Case 2 was that of a 66-year-old man who was concerned about his appearance due to an increase in abdominal fat accumulation. Furthermore, he had gained 1.5 inches in waist circumference over the past 2 years. The patient wanted to lose fat in the abdomen, but not in other parts of the body. DIAGNOSES: In this study, we examined 2 elderly male patients (aged 60 years and above) with abdominal obesity and excessive visceral fat mass. Abdominal obesity is defined as a waist circumference of ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women. INTERVENTIONS: The patients received pharmacopuncture with WGC 5 times over 3 weeks on their abdomen without controlling diet and exercise. OUTCOME: After 3 weeks of pharmacopuncture with WGC and at a follow-up appointment 3 weeks later, we detected an increase in muscle mass, protein content, and basal metabolic rate in both cases. LESSONS: Although we observed only 2 cases, our results indicated that pharmacopuncture with WGC can be used as a new alternative treatment to prevent and improve abdominal obesity in elderly individuals, as well as age-related sarcopenic obesity.

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  • Wild ginseng complex intervention may be a new alternative treatment for age-related sarcopenic obesity.

    “Therefore, WGC intervention may be a new alternative treatment for age-related sarcopenic obesity but more studies using larger samples are required to support this (195).”

    From Diabetes and Sarcopenic Obesity: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatments (2020) · cites this paper as [195]

  • After 3 weeks of wild ginseng complex intervention, two patients had an increase in muscle mass, protein content, and basal metabolic rate.

    “After 3 weeks of WGC intervention, the two patients had an increase in muscle mass, protein content, and basal metabolic rate.”

    From Diabetes and Sarcopenic Obesity: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatments (2020) · cites this paper as [195]

  • A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials confirmed that acupuncture should be recommended as a complementary treatment in type 2 diabetes control, particularly with obesity or other metabolic disorders.

    “Besides, a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials has confirmed that acupuncture should be recommended as a complementary treatment in T2D control, particularly with obesity or other metabolic disorders (195).”

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  1. [25]Kim MW Song YK Lim HH The analysis of study trends of wild ginseng, Bovis Calculus, Ursi Fel, Moschus and the study on applied possibility as obesity medications. J Korean Med Obes Res 2011; 11: 41– 68.

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Authors
Hwang, J. H., & Jung, H. W.
Affiliations
  • Gachon University (KR)
  • Dongguk University (KR)
Corresponding author
Jung, Hyo Won
ORCID
Venue
Medicine
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2018-07
Volume
97
Issue
28
Pages
e11534
ISSN
0025-7974 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/md.0000000000011534
PMC
PMC6076043
OpenAlex
W2879065510
Cited by
8
References
25
Citations by year
2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
FWCI
0.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
Keywords
pharmacopuncture, abdominal obesity, visceral fat, sarcopenic obesity, elderly patients, muscle mass, basal metabolic rate, abdominal fat reduction, complementary and alternative medicine
MeSH terms
Aged, Anthropometry, Body Composition, Panax, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Acupuncture Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Obesity, Abdominal

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