The Efficacy of Yokukansan in Obesity Patients on Overeating due to Anger (a Retrospective Study)
10.3937/kampomed.66.191
- VernacularTitle:易怒性から過食する肥満患者における抑肝散の有用性に関する検討（後ろ向き研究）
- Author:
Masahiro OHIRA
;
Atsuhito SAIKI
;
Takashi YAMAGUCHI
;
Haruki IMAMURA
;
Yuta SATO
;
Noriko BAN
;
Hidetoshi KAWANA
;
Ayako NAGUMO
;
Ichiro TATSUNO
;
Takaaki KOSUGE
;
Tetsuo AKIBA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
obesity;
mazindol;
bofutsushosan;
yokukansan;
anger
- From:Kampo Medicine
2015;66(3):191-196
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We previously reported that a case of yokukansan efficaciousness for weight gain due to overeating behavior following bariatric surgery. The reason is considered that yokukansan stabilized the patient's mental state. So, we proposed that administration of oriental medicines for mental state might be a new way of treating obesity. We investigated the efficacy of mazindol, bofutsushosan or yokukansan for obese patients. We retrospectively reviewed clinical data to identify patients administered mazindol, bofutsushosan or yokukansan for treatment of obesity. The inclusion criteria were patients tolerant to medicine for 3 months, and who could be administered yokukansan for anger. A total of 107 patients met these selection criteria. After 3 months of drug administration, significantly body weight reduction was observed in either the mazindol group or yokukansan group. We also selected and analyzed patients with diabetes mellitus to clarify the efficacy of these drugs for glucose metabolism. Reduction in HbA1c was not significant in the groups. These results suggest that mental health problems are very important for the treatment of obesity. And we suggest that oriental medicine is an effective treatment for mental health in obesity patients.
