The Importance to Know the Recent History of Oriental Medicine for Clinicians
10.3937/kampomed.58.407
- Author:
Toshiyuki ASAOKA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
recent history;
oriental medicine;
clinicians
- MeSH:
Medicine, Kampo;
Asians;
Medicine;
Clinicians;
Recent
- From:Kampo Medicine
2007;58(3):407-412
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Some thirty years ago, the popularity of Kampo medicines began to increase, as they began to be recognized as ethical drugs. Three decades on, however, many doctors still do not appreciate oriental medicine methodology. Some medical professionals, in fact, have no knowledge of oriental medicines at all. And many clinicians today are not offered the opportunity to learn more about the worth of these treatments.Kampo treatments are an important pillar of oriental medicine, and should be appreciated as such. Presently, however, there is much demand to integrate them with western medicine. It is important for clinicians to know historically how the present situation came about, to give them a better appreciation of the worth in employing Kampo medicines.
