A Case of Chronic Eczema Successfully Treated with Keigairengyoto by Focusing on Meridians : A Case Report
- VernacularTitle:経絡の概念に着目した荊芥連翹湯への処方変更で著効が得られた難治性湿疹の1例
- Author:
Masahiro SAKATA
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- Keywords: meridians; keigairengyoto; chronic eczema
- From:Kampo Medicine 2020;71(4):402-405
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: The meridian system is a popular concept in traditional Chinese medicine. Meridians are channels through which the life energy (qi) flows and are important in herbal medicine as pathways associated with drug entry and distribution. This report describes a patient with chronic eczema successfully treated with Japanese (Kampo) herbal medicine, keigairengyoto (containing the Angelica dahurica root). A woman in her 40 s presented with a 3-year history of eczema on both hands to upper arms that was refractory to treatment. Her eczema was observed to be distributed along the lung meridians of hand-taiyin (the channel for the A. dahurica root), and keigairengyoto therapy was initiated after which her eczema significantly resolved. Knowledge of meridians and the concept of channels of entry of herbal medicines may be useful in diagnostic and therapeutic management of several diseases.
