Study for Clinical Effects of Byakkokaninjinto on the Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Abstract

We medicated14atopic dermatitis patients who had erythema of the face with byakkokaninjinto. Before prescribing byakkokaninjinto for each patient, a questionnaire on their subjective symptoms or constitutions was carried out. Moreover, in order to evaluate the effect of byakkokaninjinto and the transition of subjective symptoms, such as a hot flushes and thirst of the throat, condition diaries were prepared, and the grade of each symptom was scored by the patients themselves during treatment.
These results demonstrated that byakkokaninjinto was effective for patients who had severe hot flushes of the face.