The Kampo Therapy of Early-Stage Diabetes Mellitus.
10.3937/kampomed.48.335
- VernacularTitle:初期糖尿病の漢方治療
- Author:
Kenji MAKINO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
extreme thirst;
stagnated water;
stagnated blood;
Shokatsu;
Tan'in;
Ketsuo
- From:Kampo Medicine
1997;48(3):335-340
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Upon Oriental medical diagnosis of three patients with early-stage diabetes mellitus, they were found to have white, greasy tongue fur and a slippery or slow pulse. Stagnated water and stagnated blood were thought to be causal or aggravating factors. Stagnated water was thought to arise from deficient spleen, or from spleen deficiency and dampness stemming from congealed liver ki.
After administering Kampo formulas in accordance with the Oriental medical diagnosis, the blood sugar values in all three cases improved.
These results indicated that the common term for diabetes “extreme thirst” does not apply to early-stage mild NIDDM. It was surmised that the treatment methods for tonifying Yin fluids that are typical for thirst and copious urination may not be sufficiently effective in these cases.
