Five Cases of Chronic Headache Treated with Bukuryo-shigyaku-to (Fu-Ling-Si-Ni-Tang)
10.3937/kampomed.55.139
- VernacularTitle:慢性頭痛に対するぶく苓四逆湯の使用経験
- Author:
Yutaka KOBAYASHI
;
Shinji NAKADA
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic headache;
Bukuryo-shigyaku-to;
hidden coldness and deficiency
- From:Kampo Medicine
2004;55(1):139-145
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The administration of Bukuryo-shigyaku-to has been effective in five cases of chronic headache. All five patients visited our department because of unsatisfactory results using Western medicine. They suffered from severe migraines with restlessness, and they were treated effectively with Bukuryo-shigyaku-to. In four of all cases (cases 1-4), symptoms and signs related to coldness were obvious, and especially cases 1 and 3 complained about undesirable coldness on their backs. It is suggested that Bukuryo-shigyaku-to can be useful against severe migraine with restlessness caused by exposure to strong coldness. Case 5 was initially thought to have a status of heat and excess, but the effect of Bukuryo-shigyaku-to revealed the existence of cold and deficiency. Case 5 emphasizes the importance of being aware of the possibility of hidden coldness and deficiency, and that Bukuryo-shigyaku-to can be useful in such a case.
