Four Cases of Male Patients Successfully Treated with Tokishakuyakusanryo

  • ISHII Emi
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • OIKAWA Tetsuro
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • GONO Yukari
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • ODAGUCHI Hiroshi
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • HAYASAKI Tomoyuki
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University
  • HANAWA Toshihik
    Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University Doctoral Program of Medical Science, Kitasato University Graduate School

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  • 当帰芍薬散料が有効であった男性の4症例
  • 臨床報告 当帰芍薬散料が有効であった男性の4症例
  • リンショウ ホウコク トウキシャクヤクサンリョウ ガ ユウコウ デ アッタ ダンセイ ノ 4 ショウレイ

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Tokishakuyakusan has been used widely to treat various diseases including gynecological disorders. Currently, tokishakuyakusan is frequently used to treat female patients, while indications for use in male patients are unclear. Furthermore, there are few reports of male patients having been effectively treated with tokishakuyakusan or tokishakuyakusanryo. Here, we report four male patients successfully treated with tokishakuyakusanryo. Case 1 was an 84-year-old man who had uncontrolled nasal allergy, and treatment with tokishakuyakusanryo was effective in relieving the patient's allergy symptoms that were accompanied by chills and oketsu (blood stasis) findings. Case 2 was a 63-year-old man whose chief complaints were bronchial asthma, benign prostate hypertrophy, and nasal allergy. All his symptoms improved considerably with tokishakuyakusanryo and hangekobokuto, especially the symptoms of nasal allergy. Case 3 was a 70-year-old man whose chief complaint was persistent proteinuria. Tokishakuyakusanryo was prescribed, in consideration of his clinically observed condition, which included sensitivity to cold, blood stasis and fluid retention. His proteinuria disappeared four months later, along with his other complaints of chills, oketsu, and fluid retention. Case 4 was a 56-year-old man whose chief complaint was ulcerative colitis. He had responded well to treatment with ifuto, but he developed hypertension. His prescription was changed to tokishakuyakusanryo, a similar prescription that does not contain the Glycyrrhiza radix which can cause hypertension. Afterwards, his blood pressure decreased to normal levels and his abdominal symptoms remained stable. Nangai Yoshimasu published the opinion that tokishakuyakusan could be applied not only in female patients but also male patients. Additional reports on male cases would provide helpful information to clarify tokishakuyakusan indications in male patients.

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 61 (3), 319-324, 2010

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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