A Case of Poor Eating of Elderly Due to Stomach Yin Deficiency Successfully Treated with Bakumondoto

VernacularTitle:胃陰虚による高齢者の摂食不良に対する麦門冬湯の1例
Author: Yuzo FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Hiroko FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Ryosuke FUJITA ² ; Hidefumi MIYAGAWA ³ ; Kazumasa ITASAKA ⁴ ; Tomoko NAKASHIMA ⁵
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1. Fukushima Orthopedic Clinic
2. Tottori Municipal Hospital Department of General Medicine
3. Miyagawa Clinic
4. Itasaka Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic
5. Mokuren Otorhinolaryngology Clinic
Keywords: anorexia; bakumondoto; stomach yin deficiency
From:Kampo Medicine 2020;71(4):338-343
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Poor eating is a life-threatening condition in senior citizens. Herein, we report a case of poor eating due to stomach yin deficiency (wei yin xu), which was successfully treated with bakumondoto. The patient was a 91-year-old woman who expected treatment for her poor food intake. She was diagnosed as poor eating with stomach yin deficiency and was administered with bakumondoto, which increased her food intake and weight. To treat poor eating with Kampo medicine, rikkunshito and various other Kampo drugs are commonly used. In this case, bakumondoto, which is usually used for respiratory diseases such as dry cough, was effective. Bakumondoto is useful for stomach yin deficiency of poor eating.