Abstract
In terms of western medicine, the cause of bronchial asthma has been explained in many ways, but none of these explanations are precise and adequate. Therefore, many treatments have been employed.
In oriental medicine, treatment is undertaken on the basis of “Sho” determined for each patient independently of the name or the cause of the disease. We examined the characteristics of children with bronchial asthma using the Nakatani's Ryodoraku measurement which is objective, reproducible, and easy to make.
METHOD
The subjects were 207 children (142 males and 65 females between 2 and 18 years of age) with bronchial asthma who visited the pediatric section of our hospital from July to September of 1982. The neurometry was undertaken with Neurometer LCB under a fixed condition every Tuesday morning. “Excitation” or “Inhibition” was determined according to Nakatani's method, and “Excitation-Inhibition Frequency Pattern” was made.
RESULT
1) There was no significant difference in the Pattern between the sexes, nor between the months of measurement, but each age showed a peculiar Pattern.
2) In primary school children grouped by family history, IgE value, or atopic dermatitis presence, there were no significant intergroup differences. Significant difference was seen between those grouped by presence of attack, and between those grouped by severity (p<0.05).
3) In comparison with normal children, there were significant differences in many Ryodoraku (p<0.01 or p<0.05), that is, a peculiar “Excitation-Inhibition Frequency Pattern” of bronchial asthma children was seen.
