A Case of Generalized Pain from Fibromyalgia Successfully Treated with Byakkoto
10.3937/kampomed.60.171
- Author:
Sumire HASHIMOTO
;
Atsushi CHINO
;
Masaki RAIMURA
;
Takeshi OHJI
;
Keiko OGAWA
;
Kenji OHNO
;
Yoshiro HIRASAKI
;
Katsumi HAYASHI
;
Yuji KASAHARA
;
Nobuyasu SEKIYA
;
Takao NAMIKI
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
fibromyalgia syndrome;
byakkoto-variations;
heat effect;
inner heat
- MeSH:
Fibromyalgia;
Pain;
Treated with;
Generalized aches and pains;
Syndrome
- From:Kampo Medicine
2009;60(2):171-175
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report on a case of severe generalized pain due to fibromyalgia syndrome, which was successfully treated with a variation of byakkoto. A 65-year-old Japanese woman had severe generalized pain which grew worse in warm environments, such as during the summer or when bathing. She also had pollakidipsia. We utilized a variation of byakkoto on the assumption that she was suffered from high inner heat. Her severe generalized pain resolved with this therapy. Although bushi-zai and saiko-zai are common prescriptions for fibromyalgia syndrome, byakkoto-variations may also be effective in cases where conditions are worsened by heat effect.
