Jidabokuippo is effective for the treatment of swelling after trauma and surgery

Abstract

It was reported that jidabokuippo was effective for swelling after trauma. In this study, we investigated the efficacy for the treatment of swelling after trauma and surgery. Of the 53 patients, 20 were unknown. Of the 33 patients, 10 were im­proved (30%), 23 were unchanged (70%), and no patients were worsened. Ten out of 13 doctors who had prescribed the drug to those patients thought that the drug was effective for the swelling. The current study suggests that jidabokuippo is a good candidate drugs for the treatment of swelling after trauma and surgery.