A Case of Fever and Fatigability Treated with Hangeshashinto

Abstract

It is not a few cases that present with fever and fatigability of an unknown cause. We report a case of fever and fatigability treated effectively with hangeshashinto. The case was 47 year-old woman who had been having fever and fatigability for three years. Sometimes she could not go to work because of this malaise. She was diagnosed with patterns of qi deficiency, upper body heat and lower body cold, qi stagnation and stagnant blood. We carefully considered shinkahiko (epigastric tightness and resistance).
Hangeshashinto was prescribed, and her complaints improved remarkably. Hangeshashinto is a well-known Kampo formulation for treating disorders of digestion. But this suggested that hangeshasinto is effective for a variety of symptoms in patients with digestional disorders, who also have a shinkahiko condition.