The Role of Oriental Medicine in Repeated Natural Disasters

Naoki OKADA; Shin TAKAYAMA; Masataka MIWA; Yusuke IKKU; Masataka SUNAGAWA; Ikuro WAKAYAMA; Kazuo MITANI

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The Role of Oriental Medicine in Repeated Natural Disasters

VernacularTitle:繰り返される自然災害における東洋医学の役割
Author: Naoki OKADA ¹ ; Shin TAKAYAMA ² ; Masataka MIWA ³ ; Yusuke IKKU ⁴ ; Masataka SUNAGAWA ⁵ ; Ikuro WAKAYAMA ⁶ ; Kazuo MITANI ⁷
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1. Kagayaki Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic, Kotonohakokobe
2. Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Department of Kampo Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital
3. Disaster Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Massage Relief Project
4. Major in Psychology, Department of Human Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University
5. Anamizu General Public Hospital
6. Department of physiology, Showa university school of medicine
7. Kansai University of Health Sciences
Keywords: disaster; Oriental medicine; Kampo medicine; acupuncture-moxibustion-massage; support
From:Kampo Medicine 2025;76(3):220-232
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: In Japan, where natural disasters occur repeatedly, it plays an important role in future disaster-related health management to pass on not only knowledge of disaster situation but also response strategies to future generations. The symposium “The Role of Oriental Medicine in Repeated Natural Disasters” was held at the annual conference of the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine on June 2, 2024, and included presentations on the following topics “The Role of Oriental Medicine in the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake,” “The Role of Oriental Medicine in Repeated Natural Disasters, Great East Japan Earthquake and Kumamoto Earthquake,” “Acupuncture and Moxibustion Massage Support in the Kanto and Tohoku Heavy Rain Storms,” “Use of Kampo in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake,” and “Summary of the Society’s Response: In the Event of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.” The speakers presented and discussed the role of Oriental medicine in repeated natural disasters. Support through Oriental medicine is one of the activities that can contribute to addressing social issues in disasters. This report summarizes the contents of the symposium.