Huaier Granule for Breast Cancer Treatment

VernacularTitle:カイジ顆粒と乳癌治療
Author: Buhao ZOU ¹ ; Yoshitaka FUKUZAWA ² ; Nobutaka SUZUKI ³
Author Information

1. Office of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japan Kampo New Medicine Co., Ltd.
2. Aichi Medical Universty Hospital, Aichi Medical Universty
3. Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clinical R&D Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
Keywords: Huaier granule; Health food; Breast cancer; Immunomodulation; Complementary and alternative medicine
From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021;18(1):1-6
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Huaier granule, which is clinically used in Japan as a health food, is originally a traditional Chinese medicine for immune dysfunction, such as cancer, in China. Huaier guanule emerged with abundant evidence, and is being prescribed to hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, et al. as indications in China. This review focused on the clinical evidence of Huaier guanule associated to breast cancer.