Three Cases of Abdominal Distention Due to Qi Depression without Pain Successfully Treated with Tokito
- VernacularTitle:疼痛を伴わない気鬱による腹部膨満に対し当帰湯が有効であった3例
- Author:
Shunsuke WATANABE
1
;
Shigeo AOYAMA
2
Author Information
- Keywords: abdominal distention; coldness; fatigability; qi depression; tokito
- From:Kampo Medicine 2025;76(1):24-27
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Tokito is not only used to treat chest and abdominal pain caused by cold, but also acts as a qi-tonifying formula. In this report, we describe three cases of painless abdominal distention treated with tokito. Case 1 was a 53-year-old woman who complained of abdominal coldness and abdominal distension. Case 2 was a 48-year-old woman who complained of abdominal distention that had been bothering her for many years. Case 3 was a 57-year-old woman who complained of a stuffy chest and abdominal distention. All three patients experienced abdominal distention as well as coldness and easy fatigability. Therefore, we thought that the patients were suffering from abdominal distention due to depression unaccompanied by pain, and administered tokito to them. After one month of treatment with tokito, the abdominal distention was alleviated, and with continuous treatment, it improved in all cases. In addition to abdominal distention, the patients’ complaints of coldness and fatigability were also alleviated. Therefore, tokito may be effective in treating abdominal distention due to qi depression unaccompanied by pain.
