Seven Cases with Neurosis Successfully Treated with Rokumigan
10.3937/kampomed.64.234
- VernacularTitle:六味丸が有効であった神経症の7症例
- Author:
Toshihiro ISHIKAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kampo;
rokumigan;
neurosis;
psychosomatic disease;
anxiety
- From:Kampo Medicine
2013;64(4):234-242
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
In Kampo medicine, the emotion of fear is closely related to the kidney. Therefore, rokumigan medication for kidney malfunction can be expected to be effective for fear-related psychiatric symptoms. The author has experienced 7 cases with neurosis successfully treated with rokumigan. Three cases were diagnosed as adjustment disorder, two cases as social phobias, one case as generalized anxiety disorder, and one case as psychosomatic disease. Three cases were effective with a single administration of rokumigan, while four cases needed another medication such as etizolam and other Kampo medicines. All cases had symptoms for jinkyo such as weakening of the lower body, shofuku-fujin (weakness or numbness of the lower abdomen) and weak palpation at shakumyaku points. All cases had symptoms for hot state, and six cases had symptoms for deficiency of ki. Furthermore, these cases for rokumigan were effective not only for fear, anxiety, and insomnia, but also dysuria, simultaneous existing cold and hot state and menstrual disorder as atypical genital bleeding.
