Pain and Kampo: The Use of Japanese Herbal Medicine in Management of Pain

by Tsutomu Oyama, Graham Smith

Overview

The First International Symposium on "Pain and Kampo (Japanese Herbal Medicine)" took place in Tokyo in October, 1992. More than 700 registrants participated, with 12 registrants from seven overseas countries. This book contains summaries of the presentations at this meeting and is published in order to provide up-to-date information to a much wider audience. In China, traditional herbal medicine has been used for more than 3000 years while in Japan, its use has been documented for more than 1000 years, albeit with some changes to the original Chinese formulations. Recently there has been a revival of interest in herbal medicines for several reasons. There is a rapid growth in the number of senior citizens who frequently require the attention of modern medicine. In particular, there has been an increase in the number of patients who suffer from chronic diseases which are difficult to treat, e.g., arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, chronic pain syndromes, etc. It has become evident that traditional Oriental herbal medicines could playa role in the management of these and other conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784431682622
Publisher:	Springer Japan
Publication date:	12/21/2011
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Basic Research in Pain and Kampo Medicines.- 2. The Analgesic Effect and Mechanism of Action of Processed Aconiti Tuber and Its Alkaloid.- 3. Effects of Tsumura-Shuchi-Bushi-Matsu (TJ-3021) on Cerebro-Cortical Function.- 4. Ameliorative Effects of Japanese Herbal Medicine on Abnormalities of the Nervous System: Mechanism of the “Reilly Syndrome Due to Trigeminal Irritation” and Its Suppression by an Herbal Mixture, TJ-960.- 5. Studies of the Immunological Effects of Juzen-Taiho-To (TJ-48).- 6. Periodical and Fluctuational Analysis of the Effect of Kampo Medicines on Mouse Motility.- 7. A Survey of Pharmacological Studies of Chinese Herbs with Analgesic Effects.- 8. Pain and Kampo Oriental Herbal Medicine.- 9. Combined Therapy with Boi-ogi-to and Lobenzarit Disodium for the Treatment of Intractable Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 10. Treatment with Kampo Medicine for Pain in Rehabilitation Medicine.- 11. Oriental Medicine and Pain in Obstetrics and Gynecology.- 12. Postherpetic Neuralgia and Oriental Herbal Medicine.- 13. Kampo Treatment for Headache.- 14. Kampo Medicine for Treatment of Pain.- 15. Traditional Oriental Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain.- 16. Use of Computers for Kampo Medicine.- 17. Clinical Observations on the Analgesic Effects and Antitumor Potency of Wutou Injection.- 18. The Role of Kampo in Germany.