Kampo medicine is still widely recognized as an unestablished science, probably due to the many university based medical researchers who appraise “Kampo medicine as a science, not.” This significantly hampers the dissemination of Kampo medicine, and limits many beleaguered patients who it would seem could benefit from Kampo remedies. Proving that Kampo medicine is a science should be promoted in earnest. Here, to make clear the purpose and definition of its science from a viewpoint of scientific philosophy, the author focuses on sho or “evidence for”, a major theme in Kampo medicine. In this way, Kampo can be seen as a determinable science.

We successfully treated 5 patients with seborrheic dermatitis using Kampo medicine. Three of these patients presented with facial the lesions which had persisted for 1 to 2 years despite their having received treatment with steroid ointments or ketokonazol lotions. We treated these patients with jumihaidokuto and they recovered significantly within a few months. The two remaining patients presented with scalp lesions, which had persisted for10and 25 years respectively. We treated them with a combined formulation of keigairengyoto, makyoyokukanto and yokukansankachimpihange, and they improved remarkably after 2 and 8 months respectively.
Medicine, Kampo ; Seborrheic dermatitis ; Cases ; seconds ; month