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Pneumonia treatment at Pyunkang

Pneumonia, Korea's 3rd Leading Cause of Death (2020)

It usually develops from a prolonged cold or bronchitis, or from bacterial infection

The elderly are more vulnerable to colds due to weakened immunity, and the risk of worsening into pneumonia is higher, often leading to complications and death.
Early treatment is crucial — if symptoms such as high fever, cough, phlegm, loss of appetite, fatigue, or rapid breathing persist for more than 10 days after a cold, pneumonia should be suspected, and medical care sought.
The most common cause of pneumonia in adults is bacterial infection, with pneumococcus being the primary culprit.
Some types occur as complications of upper respiratory infections like the common cold.
In otherwise healthy adults, pathogens such as Haemophilus or Mycoplasma are also known bacterial causes.

Pneumonia Can Be Life-Threatening

Prevention Is the Best Protection Against Pneumonia

In bacterial pneumonia, patients may cough up blood-streaked or rust-colored sputum and experience severe chest pain when breathing in.
Shortness of breath and high fever are also common.
Pneumonia caused by other pathogens typically presents with fever, loss of appetite, persistent cough, and difficulty breathing.
If inflammation spreads from the alveoli to the pleura, pleurisy may occur, and in severe cases, bacteria can enter the bloodstream, leading to sepsis.
Children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems are at risk of respiratory failure due to widespread lung inflammation, which can be life-threatening.

Pneumonia as a Complication
of Cold or Bronchitis

General malaise, fever, loss of appetite, persistent cough,
and shortness of breath are common symptoms.

Key Symptoms

  • High fever
  • Loss of appetite
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Phlegm
  • Fatigue

Bacterial Pneumonia

Patients often cough up blood-streaked or rust-colored sputum,
experience severe chest pain when breathing, along with
shortness of breath and high fever.

Key Symptoms

  • Bloody sputum
  • Rust-colored sputum
  • Severe cough
  • Chest pain while breathing
  • Shortness of breath
  • High fever

The Problem With Antibiotics: Growing Resistance

For bacterial pneumonia, newly developed antibiotics are effective in eliminating bacteria quickly.
This prevents necrosis from spreading within the alveoli, reducing deaths from oxygen deficiency.
However, antibiotic resistance is becoming stronger, making certain cases more difficult to treat.
Additionally, even when bacteria are destroyed, if the patient’s immunity is weakened, the remnants may persist in the body, leading to frequent recurrences even in younger patients.

Strengthen immunity and lung function with Pyunkang-Tang

Newborns, the elderly, and those with chronic or serious conditions such as diabetes have lower immunity and a higher risk of pneumonia, so it’s important to prevent a common cold from progressing to pneumonia.
Because pneumonia often occurs as a complication of lingering colds or bronchitis, preventing colds naturally helps prevent pneumonia.
Above all, boosting lung vitality to build immunity and self-healing capacity is essential.

Pyunkang Hospital’s Root-Cause Care

We fortify lung function with Pyunkang-Tang

By strengthening lung function with Pyunkang-Tang.
We raise the body’s immunity so you can fundamentally prevent and treat pneumonia as well as a wide range of respiratory illnesses.

  • STEP 1

    Polluted and weakened
    lung function

  • STEP 1

    Polluted and weakened
    lung function

  • STEP 2

    Enhancing Lung Function
    & Immunity with Pyunkang-tang

  • STEP 2

    Enhancing Lung Function
    & Immunity with Pyunkang-tang

  • STEP 3

    Support lung function
    with Cheong-Pye (Lung-Cleansing)

  • STEP 3

    Support lung function
    with Cheong-Pye (Lung-Cleansing)

  • STEP 4

    Enhanced Immunity,
    Resistance, and Body Balance

  • STEP 4

    Enhanced Immunity,
    Resistance, and Body Balance

Trusted Pyunkang Hospital Pneumonia Outcomes

Proven results of Pyunkang Medicine

Many have experienced Pyunkang Hospital’s Cheong-Pye (lung-cleansing) therapy, which aims for relapse-free outcomes.
Only by identifying and removing the root cause can we truly prevent recurrence.

  • *As of 2021
    Healing Without Relapse:
    Pyunkang

    Number of Intractable Lung Disease Patients Treated Over 50 Years

    0Patinets
  • *As of 2021
    Worth Recommending:
    Pyunkang

    1 in 2 new patients come by word-of-mouth

    Patients Referred
    by Acquaintances

    %

Pyunkang – ‘Pyun(扁)’ from tonsils, ‘Kang(康)’ for health

Pyunkang-tang, purifies the lungs

  • Pyunkang-tang has the same ingredients as Pyunkang-hwan.

    Pyunkang-tang, a world-recognized herbal remedy

    Pyunkang-tang, formulated based on the philosophy of 'cleansing the lungs (淸肺)', has shown excellent results for patients with various respiratory diseases and has been consistently loved for over 50 years.
    Its outstanding efficacy has been published in prestigious SCI-grade academic journals and is recognized in over 30 countries worldwide.
    It plays a vital role in promoting the excellence of Oriental medicine and Pyunkang medicine globally.
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  • Pyunkang-tang has the same ingredients as Pyunkang-hwan.

    Maximizes immunity and
    self-healing ability

    Pyunkang-tang maximizes the body's immune system and self-healing capacity to fundamentally treat diseases.
    It strengthens the energy of the lungs, which absorb the energy of nature, and fortifies the tonsils—key to immunity— enabling side-effect-free treatment of various respiratory and skin conditions.
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  • Pyunkang-tang has the same ingredients as Pyunkang-hwan.

    Activates lung function

    Pyunkang-tang activates the lungs, which govern all energy in the body, strengthening the entire respiratory system to prevent colds and tonsillitis, eliminate rhinitis and asthma, and treat chronic conditions like atopic dermatitis.
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  • Pyunkang-tang has the same ingredients as Pyunkang-hwan.

    Improves allergic constitution to normal

    Pyunkang-tang improves allergic constitutions that react even to small allergens into a normal constitution, helping prevent colds and making the body resilient to allergens that cause rhinitis, asthma, and atopy—also known as the
    "allergy march.
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Good to Combine with Herbal Medicine

Introducing Daily Habits to Maximize Treatment Effects

Ventilation

It’s good to ventilate once every three hours, and regularly ventilate for over 30 minutes in the morning and evening. Although invisible, various fine dust particles in the air are not filtered and can settle in the bronchial tubes and lungs, causing rhinitis or asthma.

Maintaining Humidity

If the indoor air is too humid, the floor and walls can become damp and mold may grow. It also increases the risk of harmful substances in the air, such as dust mites. On the other hand, if it’s too dry, it can lead to respiratory diseases or worsen asthma. Therefore, maintaining a proper humidity level of around 50–60% is important.

No Smoking

Worrying about lung health while smoking is like jumping into the sea in the middle of winter and being afraid of getting your clothes wet. Smoking itself is harmful, but secondhand smoke also causes serious harm to those nearby.

Breathing Technique

Shallow breathing leaves carbon dioxide full of waste in the body. Therefore, it’s important to practice deep breathing to increase lung capacity, bring in more fresh air, and expel more of the stale carbon dioxide.

Clean and Hygienic Environment

Dust and mites can cause respiratory diseases. By eliminating the environments that trigger these conditions, you can lead a healthier life.