Beschreibung:
A traditional medicine from Japan, Kampo is becoming increasingly recognized as an important therapeutic method. Using Sho-Saiko-Toas, an important example of the Kampo formulae, this book illustrates how traditional medicines can be utilized in a variety of medical practices with the correct expert guidance. The book provides a comprehensive review of this medicinal formulae from its historical use, cultivation of the constituent materials, production, chemistry and pharmacology, quality assurance and clinical testing of safety, and its use as a biological response modifier for the prevention and treatment of a variety of liver diseases.
1. Introduction 2. Traditional Usage and Therapeutic Indication 3. Crude Drugs 4. Formulation 5. Clinical Studies 6. Other Topics Aburada, University of Texas, USA, Sen Shinohara, Masami Higuchim, Susumu Terabayashi, Hiromi Sasaki, Sakae Amagaya, all at Tsumura & Co., Japan, Mitsuhiko Nose, Nagoya City University, Japan, Makoto Inoue, Nagoya City University, Japan, Takeshi Yamamoto, University of Shizuoka, Japan, Hiroko Oka, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan