1.The Effects of a Chinese Herbal Medicine on Gastrointestinal Disorder with Zinc Abnormality.
Fang TANG ; Hiroshi NODA ; Masao YOSHIMURA ; Michinori KUBO ; Hiroko AEB
Kampo Medicine 1995;45(4):833-839
Compared with normal mice, the concentration of serum zinc in zinc-deficient mice was significantly increased after oral administration of 1ml of 1000ppm ZnSO4 solution, while that of zinc-deficient mice treated with Kampo (Pogostemi Folium et Rhizoma, Perilla Herba, Saussureae Radix, Aurantii Nobilis Pericarpium, Anemarrhena Rhizoma, etc.) was not increased. The intestinal mucosa of zinc-deficient mice was also remarkably injured with administration of ZnSO4 but the Kampo formula inhibited its injury.
2.Two Elderly Cases of Deviant Sexual Behavior Successfully Treated with Keishi-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to.
Eiichi TAHARA ; Takahiro SHINTANI ; Kenzo MORIYAMA ; Kikuyo NAKAO ; Michinori KUBO ; Hironao SAITOH ; Tatsuo ARAKAWA ; Katsutoshi TERASAWA
Kampo Medicine 2003;54(5):957-961
We report on two elderly patients in the extended care unit who were successfully treated with Keishi-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to for sexually deviant behavior. Case 1 was a 71-year-old male hospitalized for rehabilitation after surgery for benign prostate hypertrophy. He began to masturbate soon after hospitalization, which made caregivers and other patients very uncomfortable. After the administration of Keishi-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to, his masturbation behavior disappeared. Case 2 was a 90-year-old male hospitalized for rehabilitation after cerebral infarction. He began using obscene expressions and trying to touch female patients about half a year after being hospitalized. His sexually deviant behavior decreased after the administration of Keishi-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to. This strongly suggests that Keishi-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to is useful in the treatment of dementia-related deviant sexual activity in senior citizens.
3.Two Elderly Cases of Copious Sweating Successfully Treated with "Furidashi" Extract of Astragali Radix
Eiichi TAHARA ; Takahiro SHINTANI ; Kenzo MORIYAMA ; Kikuyo NAKAO ; Michinori KUBO ; Hironao SAITOH ; Nobuhiko SATOH ; Tatsuo ARAKAWA ; Katsutoshi TERASAWA
Kampo Medicine 2003;54(3):657-660
We report on two elderly patients in the extended care unit who were successfully treated with “Furidashi” extract (an extraction method of dipping in hot water) of Astragali Radix, for copious sweat. Case 1 was a 65-year-old male hospitalized for rehabilitation after cerebral hemorrhage. He needed a change of clothes three or four times a day because of copious sweat. After administration of Hochu-ekki-to and “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix, his sweat decreased. Case 2 was a 66-year-old female hospitalized for rehabilitation after cerebral contusion. She was dripping-wet with perspiration, and had itchy eczema and skin erosions on her trunk. After administration of the “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix, her sweat decreased and the erosions were cured. This strongly suggests that the “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix provides a convenient and inexpensive treatment against copious sweat accompanied by skin disorder in the elderly.
4.Efficacy of Kampo Medical Treatment Focused on Kami-syoyo-san against Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Keiko KAWAGUCHI ; Atsushi NIIZAWA ; Hiroyuki NINOMIYA ; Eiichi TAHARA ; Kenzou MORIYAMA ; Kikuyo NAKAO ; Yasuyuki TSUKIOKA ; Takuhiro SHINTANI ; Michinori KUBO ; Yutaka TAKAYA
Kampo Medicine 2005;56(1):109-114
Approximately 40% of women during the course of their menstrual cycles suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The cause of this syndrome is unknown, furthermore diagnostic criteria and treatments have not been established. Kampo medicines were applied using Kami-shoyo-san as a first choice, and several other alternative Kampo medicines, to 33 PMS patient cases. To evaluate the effectiveness of this therapy, PMS scores were recorded prior to treatment. Patients' scores were recorded as; score 0 (symptomless), score 1 (endurable), score 2 (unbearable without medicine), as well as the five major characteristics of PMS, 1) psychiatric symptoms, 2) headache, 3) breast pain, 4) swelling, 5) lower abdominal pain or lumbago. The scores were verified subsequent to two menstrual cycles. Kampo medicine was found to be effective in 24 cases, with scores declining in average from 4.4 to 1.5. Further treatments were requested in 4 cases, moreover, 5 cases were discounted altogether. Thus Kampo medicine proved to be a very useful method for patients suffering from PMS.