Cases of Allergic Rhinitis Successfully Treated with Tokishakuyakusan

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis is an allergic disease affecting the nasal mucous membrane, and is aggravated by many kinds of factors. Here we describe 4 cases of allergic rhinitis successfully treated with tokishakuyakusan. Case 1 was a 31-year-old woman who suffered from coldness and irregular menstruation. We administered tokishakuyakusan, and her allergic rhinitis improved. When she stopped taking tokishakuyakusan, her allergic rhinitis recurred. Case 2 was a 40-year-old woman who suffered from seasonal pollenosis every year. Her pollenosis did not respond to keishibukuryogankayokuinin, administered for uterine myoma, but when we switched to tokishakuyakusan, her pollenosis improved. Case 3 was a 49-year-old woman who suffered from allergic rhinitis. She had not responded to many herbal medicines, but when we administered tokishakuyakusan, her allergic rhinitis rapidly improved. Case 4 was a 65-year-old woman who suffered from allergic rhinitis. She did not respond to kakkontokasenkyushin'i, but when tokishakuyakusan was added, her allergic rhinitis improved. Efficacy of tokishakuyakusan for rhinitis is not described in the classic literature. Our results suggest that tokishakuyakusan could be a suitable herbal medicine for asthenic, cold constitution of patients with allergic rhinitis caused by blood stagnation and blood deficiency as well as water disturbance.