Clinical Indications of Kumibinroto
10.3937/kampomed.57.333
- VernacularTitle:九味檳榔湯の使用目標と適応症
- Author:
Nobuyasu SEKIYA
;
Atsushi CHINO
;
Hirozo GOTO
;
Naotoshi SHIBAHARA
;
Yutaka SHIMADA
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
kumibinroto;
tympanic sound on right half side of abdomen;
skin disorder;
cold constitution
- From:Kampo Medicine
2006;57(3):333-338
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Kumibinroto is a Kampo formulation which was first produced by Sohaku Asada (1815-1894) and which has since been used for patients with stasis of body fluids presenting beriberi like symptoms. Previously, we reported that tympanic sounds on right side of the abdomen might be an indication for the use of kumibinroto. In this study, having both symptoms with stasis of body fluids, and tympanic sounds on right side of the abdomen were used as a target when prescribing kumibinroto. To the best our knowledge, the present study was the first to demonstrate that the effects of kumibinroto give significant improvement in dermatological disorders such as chronic prurigo, cutaneous pruritis and chronic urticaria, and susceptibility to chills. These findings suggest that tympanic sounds on right side of the abdomen may an extremely useful indicator for kumibinroto, and position it for practical use for various disorders, for which it has not been formerly used.
