Three Cases of Schizophrenia that Improved with Daisaiko-to.
10.3937/kampomed.46.453
- VernacularTitle:大柴胡湯が有効な精神分裂病の３症例 陽性症状に対する中医学的治療機序の考察
- Author:
Takeshi SATO
;
Masashi TAKEICHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Daisaiko-to;
Chinese medicine
- From:Kampo Medicine
1995;46(3):453-458
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We encountered three patients with schizophrenia diagnosed by DSM-III-R and/or ICD-9, all of whom improved significantly with Daisaiko-to. Psychiatric presentations evident were irritability, face-to-face tension and agitation, and constipation was present a somatic disturbance.
The psychiatric symptoms were associated with anger, the specific emotion corresponding to the orbis hepaticus, based on the Five Evolutive Phases (wu-hsing). Therefore, these symptoms were thought to be caused by dysfunction of Liver Ki (Qi) (energetic configuration). Daisaiko-to was prescribed in order to improve the function of Liver Ki based on the concept that the disorder was related to Kankao (a flaming up of Liver Fire). The effectiveness of this formula suggested that both Bupleuri Radix and Raeoniae Radix, which are components of Daisaiko-to, were important herbal drugs to alleviate “flaming up of the Liver Fire, ” in the treatment of schizophrenia.
