A Case of Polyarthralgia Effectively Treated with Hochuekkito
10.3937/kampomed.64.278
- VernacularTitle:補中益気湯で著明に軽快した多発関節痛の一例
- Author:
Kaori SAWAI
;
Kenji WATANABE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
arthralgia of unknown origin;
hochuekkito;
chronic fatigue syndrome
- From:Kampo Medicine
2013;64(5):278-281
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
It is difficult to treat arthralgia of unknown cause. We report a case of polyarthralgia treated effectively with hochuekkito.
The case was a 48 year-old woman who had polyarthralgia for three months. Her joints were not swollen and reddish. There were no remarkable signs of rheumatoid arthritis or any other immune diseases. She also complained of fatigability. She was diagnosed as patterns of qi deficiency and qi stagnation. After prescribing hochuekkito for fatigability, her arthralgia as well as fatigability substantially decreased. In this case, it is suggested that hochuekkito was effective as a qi-tonifying formulation.
