Clinical Experience of Hochu-ekki-to for Symptoms Indicating a State of Ki-deficiency and Low Body Temperature.
10.3937/kampomed.51.461
- Author:
Shuji YAKUBO
;
Yukio OZAWA
;
Katsuo KANMATSUSE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hochu-ekki-to;
Ki-deficiency state;
body temperature;
general fatigue;
lack of will power;
decreasing of appetite
- From:Kampo Medicine
2000;51(3):461-467
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Hochu-ekki-to is one type of medicine that improves a Ki-deficiency. We therefore investigated the effects of Hochu-ekki-to on symptoms indicating a state of Ki-deficiency. In addition, we studied the effects of Hochu-ekki-to on blood pressure or body temperature. We studied 14 adult male patients with symptoms of general fatigue, lack of will power and appetite loss. We orally administered 7.5g of Hochu-ekki-to extract fine granules (EK-41) (Kanebo Pharm. Co, Tokyo, Japan) per day for four weeks. Before the oral administration of EK-41, and again four weeks later, we investigated any improvement of symptoms, and changes in the blood pressure or body temperature. After the oral administration of EK-41 for four weeks the general fatigue or lack of will power improved significantly (p<0.05), and we observed a significant increase in body temperature (p<0.05). The over all rate of “improvement” was 57.1%, and the rate for “slight improvement or more” was 71.4%. The oral administration of Hochu-ekki-to not only improved the symptoms of general fatigue and lack of will power but also raised the body temperature. This leads us to suspect that Hochu-ekki-to increased the metabolic function. We therefore consider the oral administration of Hochu-ekkito to be useful for the treatment of Ki-deficiency state patients with the symptoms of general fatigue and lack of will power.
