Three Cases of Febrile Diseases Successfully Treated with a Kampo Formulation Shimbuto

Katsutoshi TERASAWA; Toru KOBAYASHI; Yoko OTA; Makoto SUMIKOSHI; Yoshiro HIRASAKI; Atsushi CHINO

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Three Cases of Febrile Diseases Successfully Treated with a Kampo Formulation Shimbuto

VernacularTitle:真武湯が奏効した発熱疾患の3例
Author: Katsutoshi TERASAWA ¹ ; Toru KOBAYASHI ² ; Yoko OTA ¹ ; Makoto SUMIKOSHI ³ ; Yoshiro HIRASAKI ⁴ ; Atsushi CHINO ¹
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1. Department of Japanese-Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Chiba Central Medical Center
2. Department of Neuro-Surgery, Hoshi General Hospital
3. Sumikoshi Kodomo Clinic
4. Department of Japanese-Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Keywords: shimbuto; febrile disease; Takagi’s tender point
From:Kampo Medicine 2023;74(1):36-41
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We herein report three patients who complained atypical febrile diseases associated with painful whole body (Case 1), general fatigue (Case 2), and a sense of general discomfort (Case 3). All cases were not accompanied by dizziness and a shaky feeling which are commonly associated in shimbuto-sho i.e. indication of shimbuto, but presented severe tenderness at the left paraumbilical region which was suggested as indicative point of shimbuto by Yoshiko Takagi. We made a diagnosis in these three cases as shimbuto-sho based on the Takagi's tender point. Through these clinical experiences we propose that a new type of shimbuto-sho, which are completely different from the fixed idea of inherited knowledge. This new type of shimbuto-sho consists of following signs ; fever with chill, floating and feeble pulse, no sweating, general fatigue or body pain, and severe pain at Takagi's tender point.