A Case Report of an Obstinate Belch Successfully Treated with Goshuyuto
10.3937/kampomed.58.861
- Author:
Hiroki INOUE
;
Hiroshi OKA
;
Kiyotaka YAGI
;
Tatsuya NOGAMI
;
Ryosuke OBI
;
Hiroaki HIKIAMI
;
Hirozo GOTO
;
Naotoshi SHIBAHARA
;
Yutaka SHIMADA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
goshuyuto;
belch;
stiffness and rigidity below the heart;
fullness in the chest and hypochondrium
- MeSH:
Medicine, Kampo;
Treated with;
Case Report;
plastic property - rigidity;
symptoms <1>
- From:Kampo Medicine
2007;58(5):861-865
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report a case of an obstinate belch successfully treated with goshuyuto. The patient was a 74-year-old female. She had been hospitalized seven times in the past due to the belch, abdominal distention and anorexia, and had been prescribed various Kampo formulas. But her symptoms fluctuated up and down. The obstinate belch essentially disappeared after administering goshuyuto, and her appetite improved. Many of Kampo formulas that treat belchs are related to Shoyobyo (shao yang bing), but we consider that goshuyuto may be effective for a belch, which is yin-related and accompanied with stiffness and rigidity below the heart, and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium.
