Effects of Kami-shoyo-san on the Indefinite Complaints.

VernacularTitle:不定愁訴に対する加味しょう遥散の作用
Author: Toshiaki KITA ; Takashi ITOH ; Yutaka SHIMADA ; Takahiro SHINTANI ; Katsutoshi TERASAWA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Kami-shoyo-san; Indefinite complaints; Vegetative syndrome; and the Cornell Medical Index
From:Kampo Medicine 1997;48(2):217-224
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Physical and psychological symptoms were evaluated in 9 cases with unidentified clinical syndromes who were effectively treated with kami-shoyo-san (KS). Before and after administration, the patients were tested with the 43-question Abe questionnaire for vegetative syndrome and 51 questions (M-R) of the Cornell Medical Index. After administering KS for three months, the mean number of physical symptoms decreased from 19.9 to 9.1, and the psychological symptoms decreased from 16.7 to 9.3.
In order to clarify the clinical features for which KS is efficacious, the physical and psychological symptoms were divided into 7 and 6 categories, respectively. The average complaint rates responding to those categories before administration were evaluated. Physically, the average complaint rates related to locomotion and fatigue were high, and those related to digestion were low. Psychologically, the average complaint rates related to hypersensitivity and anger were high, and those relating to depression and tension were low.