The Kampo Medicine of Dr. Sakaguchi, my Teacher

Abstract

Dr. Sakaguchi, who has succeeded to the “Asada-style” of Dr. Hosono's Kampo Medicine, has been long studied the dietary theories of Sakurazawa, acupuncture, moxibustion, and homeopathy based on Hosono Kampo Medicine.
Dr. Sakaguchi has made great contributions, along with Dr. Shiro Hosono, the reconstruction of Showa Era (1926-1989) Kampo medicine through pharmacological studies of Kampo formulae, and development of their extracts. One remarkable characteristic of Dr. Sakaguchi, as a clinician, is that he attaches importance to “the treatment of minus one-year-olds”, i. e. the treatment by Kampo medicine for a pregnant woman.