@article{8a40d34ac1304bad86cbed79570b38f7,
title = "Treatment of leprosy wounds with “jinchuang ointment”, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine complex",
abstract = "Non-healing ulcers are frequently seen in leprosy, which become one of the major causes of disability. For more than a decade, Jinchuang ointment, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been successfully used to treat non-healing wounds and pressure sores of diabetics in several hospitals in Taiwan. The recipe of this herbal medicine was first published in 1732. The object of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of this herbal medicine for the treatment of chronic non-healing ulcers of leprosy patients, present for up to ten years. They were already given up by other physicians to treat their wounds. Four patients with an average age of 86 were treated in this study. Our results show that Jinchuang ointment provides a feasible, safe, simple and low-cost method to treat leprosy ulcers. Due to its low cost, this traditional Chinese medicine might play an important role in treating leprosy ulcers in low income countries in the future.",
keywords = "Hansen{\textquoteright}s disease, Jinchuang Ointment, Leprosy wounds, Non-healing wounds",
author = "Hsu, {Wei Hung} and Tsai, {Wan Ting} and Hung, {Sung Jen} and Cheng, {Hsin Chung} and Hsu, {Chung Hua} and Ho, {Tsung Jung} and Chen, {Hao Ping}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Grant 10652 and MOHW105-CMAP-M-114-122105 from Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan to Dr. W.H. Hsu, T.J. Ho and H.P. Chen. Funding Information: The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Review Board of Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. (IRB number: TYGH105024) Images are entirely unidentifiable, and there are no details on individuals reported within the manuscript. Subjects have given their informed consent. This work was supported by Grant 10652 and MOHW 105-CMAP-M-114-122105 from Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan to Dr. W.H. Hsu, T.J. Ho and H.P. Chen. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Lepra.",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
language = "English",
volume = "90",
pages = "460--468",
journal = "Leprosy Review",
issn = "0305-7518",
publisher = "British Leprosy Relief Association",
number = "4",
}
