Clinical characteristics of the patients with pain in whom keishikajutsubuto is effective

Abstract

Herbal medicine keishikajyutsubutou (TJ–18), which was created by Todou Yoshimasu, a famous Kampo medicine doctor in the Edo period, is suitable for pain or numbness in the limbs, torso pain or joint pain that often gets worse with cold temperature. We asked inpatients or outpatients with various types of pains about their current condition such as pain location, pain characteristic, cold sensitivity, gastrointestinal condition, shoulder stiffness and history of varicella zoster. We also looked at their tongue and touched their abdomen. When we judged it suitable, we prescribed keishikajyutsubutou to the patients. As a result, the medicine was effective in all 10 cases. Keishikajyutsubutou is useful for the relief of the chronic pain such as neuralgia, joint pain, symptom of stroke sequelae or et al. From an East Asian medical point of view, and according to our reports, keishikajyutsubutou indicates effectiveness in certain medical conditions.