<b>Low Dose Administration of Gyokuheifusan Powder with Health-Promoting </b><b>Benefits</b>

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  • TAKAKU Shun
    Division of Traditional Japanese Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital
  • TAKAKU Chizuno
    Division of Traditional Japanese Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital
  • HIRAMA Naoki
    Division of Traditional Japanese Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital
  • TAKAHASHI Hidemi
    Division of Traditional Japanese Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital

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  • <b>少量の玉屏風散末内服の</b><b>体質改善薬としての有用性</b>
  • 臨床報告 少量の玉屏風散末内服の体質改善薬としての有用性
  • リンショウ ホウコク ショウリョウ ノ タマ ビョウブサンマツ ナイフク ノ タイシツ カイゼンヤク ト シテ ノ ユウヨウセイ

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Abstract

<p>We report the efficacy of a low dose administration of gyokuheifusan (GHS) (Yu Ping Feng San in Chinese) powder for the deficiency of protective qi.GHS powder was given to 30 patients complaining of some of symptoms such as recurrent colds, allergic rhinitis, and sweating disorders. Three herbs ; Astragali Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, and Saposhnikoviae Radix were grinded and mixed to make GHS powder. Six months or 1 year after the oral administration of GHS, we evaluated the efficacy of GHS by the scoring of symptomatic improvement. Twenty-four out of 30 patients (80.0%) treated with GHS had symptomatic improvement (highly effective in 19 patients and effective in 5 patients). GHS was particularly highly effective against recurrent colds and allergic rhinitis. Sixteen out of 17 patients with recurrent colds treated with GHS had symptomatic improvement (highly effective in 12 patients and effective in 4 patients). Ten out of 13 patients with allergic rhinitis treated with GHS had symptomatic improvement (highly effective in 6 patients and effective in 4 patients). In 19 out of 24 patients (79.2%) successfully treated with GHS, GHS requirement per day was only 0.7-1.4 g. Taking into consideration that those three herbs have been available under the Japanese National Health Insurance System, the data suggest that low dose administration of GHS powder has potential as highly effective and cost-effective formula for providing health-promoting benefit to patients with lack of protective qi.</p>

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 68 (3), 202-211, 2017

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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