Cases Report of Kumi-binro-to
10.3937/kampomed.54.651
- VernacularTitle:九味びん榔湯治験
- Author:
Nobuyasu SEKIYA
;
Naotoshi SHIBAHARA
;
Yutaka SHIMADA
;
Hirozo GOTO
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kumi-binro-to;
stasis of body fluids;
KI-stasis;
tympanic sound on right side of abdomen
- From:Kampo Medicine
2003;54(3):651-655
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Kumi-binro-to is a Kampo formulation produced by Sohaku Asada. It has been used for patients with stasis of body fluids presenting beriberi-like symptoms. The cases in this report where Kumi-binro-to was effective had symptoms similar to the cases where it was ineffective, but they had different distributions of tympanic sound in the abdomen.
We investigated the efficacy of four weeks of treatment with Kumi-binro-to in 30 cases having both symptoms of stasis of body fluids and tympanic sound in the abdomen. Kumi-binro-to was effective in 20 of 25 cases that had the tympanic sound in the right iliac, flank and subphrenic regions. However, Kumi-binro-to was not effective in 5 cases where the tympanic sound was restricted to the epigastrium, left iliac, flank and subphrenic regions. Tympanic sound on the right side of the abdomen might be one of the indications for Kumi-binro-to.
