<b>A Study on the Association Between Skin Color and Health Condition</b>
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- SATO Mayo
- Department of Health Promoting and Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion Meiji University of integrative medicine
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- YAMAZAKI Tasuku
- Department of Health Promoting and Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion Meiji University of integrative medicine
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- YANO Tadashi
- Department of Health Promoting and Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion Meiji University of integrative medicine
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- KATAYAMA Kenji
- Department of Health Promoting and Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion Meiji University of integrative medicine
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- IMANISHI Jiro
- MUIM Center for Integrative Medicine, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
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- Other Title
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- <b>皮膚色と健康状態との関連性に関する基礎的研究</b>
- 皮膚色と健康状態との関連性に関する基礎的研究
- ヒフショク ト ケンコウ ジョウタイ ト ノ カンレンセイ ニ カンスル キソテキ ケンキュウ
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Description
In Japanese traditional medicine, “ganmenshin” (facial diagnosis), which means assessment of a patient's health based on the color of his/her face, is frequently used in a clinical setting. However, little scientific evidence is available to substantiate such diagnoses. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between skin color and patient's health status to ascertain the clinical usefulness of the “ganmenshin” technique. We evaluated the color of the cheeks and forearms of 30 healthy study participants and also administered questionnaires to determine their health. A correlation was observed between skin color and work efficiency and the inkyo (yin-fluid deficiency) scores in all subjects. In male subjects, skin color was correlated with their bodymass index (BMI), self-rated health status, work efficiency, and suitai (fluid stagnation) scores. In female subjects, skin color was correlated with the patient's age, work efficiency, and inkyo scores. These results suggest that “ganmenshin” may be clinically useful because of the correlation between skin color and the health of patients.
Journal
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- Kampo Medicine
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Kampo Medicine 66 (4), 288-295, 2015
The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282679888299392
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- NII Article ID
- 130005125812
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- NII Book ID
- AN00015774
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- ISSN
- 1882756X
- 02874857
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- NDL BIB ID
- 026942239
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Disallowed