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RI& KOREAN MEDICAL CLINIC

Digestive Disorders

Digestive care tailored to your body — RI&

1:1 personalized care that helps restore digestive function, based on precise testing and customized prescriptions

When discomfort persists even though an endoscopy shows no abnormalities, or when medication fails to resolve it, the cause may be a decline in digestive function. Using herbal medicine and constitutional acupuncture tailored to your constitution, we look into the underlying causes and aim to help normalize digestive function in conditions such as functional dyspepsia, reflux esophagitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and constipation.

A woman resting a hand on her stomach, feeling bloated after a meal

Damjeok Syndrome Self-Check

If three or more of the following apply to you, Damjeok syndrome (phlegm accumulation) may be suspected.
  1. Even a small meal leaves you feeling full, with recurring bloating, gas, and belching.
  2. A tight, stuffy feeling in the pit of your stomach, and a sensation of something stuck in your throat.
  3. Heartburn and acid reflux recur, and are especially severe on an empty stomach or in the early morning.
  4. You easily get indigestion or stomach cramps.
  5. Marked fatigue after eating, with nausea or dizziness.
  6. Stress brings on indigestion and stomach discomfort.
  7. Frequent headaches, a heavy feeling throughout the body, and constant fatigue.
  8. Recurring constipation or diarrhea, or a past diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome.

Digestive Disorder Treatment
at Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic

With the goal of treating chronic indigestion, Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic
offers customized Korean medicine treatment tailored to each patient's constitution and health condition.
Herbal medicine in a bowl with a wooden scoop

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1:1 Customized Digestive Treatment

We comprehensively analyze your age, constitution, lifestyle, and symptoms, combining a herbal prescription tailored to your digestive function with constitutional acupuncture and moxibustion. Rather than simply relieving symptoms, our goal is to help restore a healthy digestive system by looking into its underlying causes through constitutional improvement.

RSA autonomic nervous system test device with a finger sensor

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RSA Test

The RSA test evaluates the balance of your autonomic nervous system, precisely analyzing how stress and anxiety affect your digestive system. Based on this, we establish a customized Korean medicine treatment plan aimed at improving autonomic imbalance.

Pulse wave test report screen (pulse wave, vascular elasticity and blood pressure indices)

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Pulse Wave Imaging Test

Pulse wave imaging assesses cardiovascular function and vascular elasticity to analyze how reduced blood flow to the digestive organs affects digestive problems. By linking cardiovascular status with digestive function, we establish a more accurate customized treatment plan.

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Thermographic Diagnosis

Using a thermal imaging camera, we measure skin temperature to identify heat imbalances in the body caused by reduced digestive-organ function or circulation problems. These thermographic findings are reflected in treatment to make digestive care more precise.

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Urinalysis

We analyze 10 items in the urine — including glucose, protein, occult blood, white blood cells, and ketones — to catch early signs of whole-body health issues linked to the digestive system, such as kidney or bladder dysfunction, diabetes, and infection. The results are analyzed together with your constitution and other test data to build a more accurate customized treatment plan.

Pink, brown and white herbal medicine pouches printed with the clinic logo

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Carefully Selected Herbs

We use pharmaceutical-grade herbal ingredients manufactured under the MFDS hGMP standard, after raw-material inspection. With these pharmaceutical-grade herbs, we provide customized prescriptions suited to your constitution.

A bowl of vegetable salad and a water bottle

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Personalized Lifestyle Coaching

Through a Sasang constitution diagnosis (Taeyang, Taeeum, Soyang, Soeum), we identify your constitutional digestive vulnerabilities and combine a constitution-specific herbal prescription with improvements to your eating habits. Constitution-tailored diet coaching helps you avoid foods that burden the digestive system and aims to support your metabolism and long-term digestive health.

Main Symptoms of Digestive Disorders

Learn about the main symptoms of digestive disorders.

  • Damjeok syndrome (phlegm-accumulation syndrome)

  • Nervous & atrophic gastritis

  • Gastroptosis & gastric atony

  • Functional dyspepsia

  • Chronic indigestion

  • Reflux esophagitis

  • Irritable bowel syndrome

  • Chronic constipation

  • Chronic gastritis & enteritis

  • Intestinal metaplasia

Research on Functional Dyspepsia

Beneficial Potential of Banha-Sasim-Tang for Stress-Sensitive Functional Dyspepsia via Modulation of Ghrelin:
A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sul-Ki Kim, Jin-Yong Joung, Yo-Chan Ahn, In-Chul Jung, Chang-Gue Son.
Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2021;2021:Article ID 636752, 12 pages.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which 31 adults with stress-related functional dyspepsia (15 Banha-Sasim-Tang, 16 placebo) took the formula for 4 weeks. The primary outcome, the dyspepsia index (NDI-K), did not differ significantly from placebo; the secondary outcomes — symptom VAS scores and plasma ghrelin levels — did differ from placebo. This was a small preliminary study.

Digestive Disorders
Treatment Program

  1. A Korean medicine doctor performing Chuna, adjusting the back of a patient lying face down

    Acupuncture & Chuna Therapy

    Acupoint stimulation and spinal correction aim to help restore gastrointestinal motility and digestive nerve function.

  2. Three herbal medicine pouches printed with the clinic logo

    Constitutional Herbal Medicine

    Constitution-tailored prescriptions aim to help calm gastrointestinal inflammation and improve digestive function.

  3. Mugwort moxa cones and dried mugwort on a dish (unlit)

    Moxibustion Heat Therapy

    Warming stimulation of the abdomen is intended to improve gastrointestinal blood flow and support digestive function.

  4. Jahageo (placenta) pharmacopuncture ampoules and box

    Jahageo (Placenta) Pharmacopuncture

    Placenta-derived ingredients are used with the aim of supporting recovery of the gastrointestinal mucosa and immune function.

prescribed to suit your constitution and symptoms

Herbal prescription and preparation

Individual prescriptions are prepared with pharmaceutical-grade herbal ingredients manufactured under the MFDS herbal Good Manufacturing Practice (hGMP) standard.
Each prescription is decocted separately.

  1. Pharmaceutical-grade herbs

  2. Prescribed by constitution and symptoms

  3. Decocted per prescription

  4. Progress checks while you take it

At Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic,
every herbal prescription is prepared with meticulous care,
using pharmaceutical-grade medicinal herbs.

A thorough quality-control system from raw herbs to final preparation
Trustworthy herbal medicine prepared with well-maintained facilities and strict process management.

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Digestive Disorder Director's Column

Clinical columns written by our head director.

Read the column Digestive Disorder Director's Column

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