Authors: Haruki Yamada (Editor), Ikuo Saiki
ISBN-13: 9780415308304, ISBN-10: 0415308305
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Kampo is a traditional Japanese herbal medicine that takes a holistic approach to healing. Since Kampo is currently being used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases with many reports of clinical effectiveness, it is playing an increasingly important role in Japan's modern-day health care.
Juzen-taiho-to (Shi-Quan-Da-Bu-Tang): Scientific Evaluation and Clinical Applications presents a concise overview of the important Kampo formula of Juzen-taiho-to. The book describes the therapeutic indications and traditional uses of Juzen-taiho-to, followed by its taxonomy, cultivation, quality assurance, and chemical constituents and pharmacological actions of raw plant material as the component herbs. Experts in the field discuss up-to-date findings and topics associated with the pharmacology and clinical application of Juzen-taiho-to, including its important immunomodulating, anti-tumor, and anti-metastatic properties, toxicology and side effects, and other related formulations.
Today, Kampo medicine is steadily gaining acceptance by Japan's national health insurance system, the medical community, and contemporary society. This book provides a comprehensive review of Juzen-taiho-to and demonstrates how Kampo and other herbal medicines are becoming the popular, practical, and preferred treatments of tomorrow.
Ch. 1 | Introduction : what is Kampo medicine? | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Crude drugs of Juzen-taiho-to | 7 |
Ch. 3 | Therapeutic indications of Juzen-taiho-to in modern therapy | 57 |
Ch. 4 | Immunological properties of Juzen-taiho-to | 65 |
Ch. 5 | Hemopoiesis-stimulatory effects of Juzen-taiho-to | 85 |
Ch. 6 | Preventive effects of Juzen-taiho-to on infectious diseases | 105 |
Ch. 7 | The search for active ingredients of Juzen-taiho-to | 115 |
Ch. 8 | Effects of Juzen-taiho-to on carcinogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis in vivo | 141 |
Ch. 9 | Juzen-taiho-to in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 173 |
Ch. 10 | Antitumor effects in combination with chemotherapy | 195 |
Ch. 11 | Toxicology and side effects of Juzen-taiho-to | 207 |
Ch. 12 | Formulations related to Juzen-taiho-to : Hochu-ekki-to and Ninjin-yoei-to | 217 |
App. 1 | Component herbs of Juzen-taiho-to (Shi-Quan-Da-Bu-Tang in Chinese) | 223 |
App. 2 | Composition of Kampo formulas | 225 |
App. 3 | Chinese and Japanese herbs in Kampo medicines | 233 |