<b>A Case of Extremity Pain Onset During Rainy Season Successfully Treated Using B</b><b>yakujutsubushito</b>

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  • <b>梅雨時に発症する手足の痛みに</b><b>白朮附子湯が著効した一症例</b>
  • 臨床報告 梅雨時に発症する手足の痛みに白朮附子湯が著効した一症例
  • リンショウ ホウコク ツユジ ニ ハッショウ スル テアシ ノ イタミ ニ ビャクジュツ ブス ユ ガ チョコウシタ イチ ショウレイ

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The patient was a 45-year-old woman who began suffering from pain in her extremities 1 year and 6 months previously, and who received Oketsu-reducing Kampo. Her pain disappeared in a year. Six months after her treatment ended, she visited our hospital again complaining of the same symptom. Due to strong signs of Oketsu, we prescribed her a Kampo that reduces Oketsu, but her pain largely persisted. On re-examination, we noticed that her condition had occurred during the rainy season on both instances and speculated that high humidity and strong ‘wind' may be the reason. Therefore, Byakujutsubushito was prescribed for her, and her pain disappeared in 2 weeks. However, in the following rainy season, she visited us again complaining of the same pain, and Byakujutsubushito was again administered, and that relieved her from pain in 11 days. Although it is stated that Byakujutsubushito is useful for the treatment of pain resulting from dampness and ‘wind', there are very a few reports on this in the Kinkiyoryaku text. Nowadays, we live in air-conditioned spaces, and high humidity results in ‘cool wind’ and exterior dampness. Frequent movement in and out of such spaces worsens extremity pain, and we believe that the incidence of this condition is increasing. And we believe that Byakujutsubushito is one of the most useful formulations for the treatment of this condition that occurs during rainy season.

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 66 (3), 250-255, 2015

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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