Jaibikie see Albahaca
jambu mawar, 222
jamu, 16, 221–2
Japanese Herbal Medicine Codex, 235
Japanese kampo medicine seekampo
medicine
Jewish traditional medicine, 34, 293–313
Biblical records, 294–6
contemporary popular medicine,
310–12
early modern period, 308–9
mediaeval medicine, 299–300
alternative therapies, 304–8
herbal therapy, 301–4
Talmudic records, 293, 296–9, 300
Jia Yi Jian, 166–7
jin ye(body fluids), 127
jing(essence), 126–7, 128
Juzentaihoto, 244, 247, 248
immunological/haemopoetic system
effects, 240
Kakkonto, 243, 252
Kalanchoesp. (Escama de Paichi), 77
Kamikihito, 249–50
Kamiuntanto, 245, 250
cognitive function effects, 241–2, 250
kampo medicine, 225–54
applications, 228–9, 230
diagnosis, 232
drug-drug interactions, 247
effectiveness, 235–6
clinical studies, 242–5
five elements, 227
formulae
ache, 254
cardiovascular disease, 250–1
dementia, 231–2
digestive disorders, 253
gynaecological disease, 251–2
immunological disease, 248–9
metabolic and endocrine disorders,
254
psychosomatic disease, 249–50
renal disease, 251
respiratory diseases, 252–3
herbal medicines, 228, 229, 233–5
availability, 247–8
classification, 233
combination effects, 238, 239
extract pharmaceutical
preparations, 233, 235, 247
gan(pill form), 234
kou(ointment form), 234
presentation, 233–5
quality control, 235
san(powder form), 234
tonifying drugs, 248, 249
history, 225–6
Japanese pharmacopoeia, 235
ketsu(blood), 227, 228, 232, 233
ki(vital energy), 227, 232, 233
over-the-counter drugs, 247–8
pharmacological studies, 235–7
activity of specific formulae, 238,
240–2, 244–6
practice, 228–30
principles, 226–8
relation to Chinese traditional
medicine, 225, 227
relation to Korean traditional
medicine, 259, 260, 262
safety, 246, 247
stages of disease, 227
sui(water), 227, 228, 232
yin–yang principle, 226, 227, 232
kaphadosha, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206,
217
kava-kava, 11
see also Piper methysticum
kecycle, 124
Keishibukuryogan, 244, 252
kepel fruit, 222
ketsu(blood), 227, 228, 233
khat see Catha edulis
Khoe-khoe/Khoi-khoi pastoralists, 86
ki(vital energy), 227, 233
Kinkiyouryaku, 225, 226
kino, 274
knee pain, 144, 146
kohl, 211
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