Kampo formulae for diseases involving metabolic and endocrine
systems
Hachimijiougan (Ba-Wei-Di-Huang-Wang)
Hachimijiouganconsists of eight component herbs: Rehmanniae radix, Alis-
matis rhizoma, Poria, Discoreae rhizoma, Corni fructus, Moutan cortex,
Cinnamomi cortexand Processi aconiti radix.
Hachimijiouganhas been used in older and elderly patients who exhibit
weakness, cold and numbness in the lumbar region and lower extremities,
together with nocturia. Hachimijiougan also has been used for the treatment
of nephritis, diabetes, impotence, sciatica, lumbago, beri-beri, bleary eye,
itch, oedema, bladder catarrh, prostatomegaly and hypertension.
Kampo formulae for pain
Shakuyakukanzoto (Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang)
Shakuyakukanzoto consists of Paeoniae radix and Glycyrrhizae radix
(Figure 8.6).
Shakuyakukanzotohas frequently been used in patients with painful
cramps. Shakuyakukanzoto has been shown to ameliorate cramp associ-
ated with cirrhosis in a double-blind clinical study. It has also been used
for the treatment of sciatica, acute lumbago, gastrospasm, celiagra caused
by gallstones or urinary calculus, myalgia, arthralgia and menstrual colic.
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Figure 8.6 Preparation of the kampo medicine Shakuyakukanzoto.