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We will report 2 cases of posttraumatic neck syndrome being successfully treated with Hochu-ekki-to and Goreisan.<br>A 52-and a 47-year-old women suffered the posttraumatic neck syndrome (whiplash injury) by the traffic accident. They did not respond to NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for several months. According to the “Shou” (“Kikyo” and “Suitai”) of these patients, we prescribed Hochu-ekki-to and Goreisan.<br>Whiplash injury is a soft tissue injury of the neck, and said to be “Oketsu” because the presence of the internal hemorrhage in the soft tissue is believed. But we did not find “Oketsu” in our 2 cases. Chronic pain patients are often “Kikyo”, thus we assume treatments on “Kikyo” should be effective in posttraumatic neck syndrome.
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The skin condition of patients with senile pruritus is considered to be in the state of “Kekkyo” in oriental medicine. For the treatment of this disease, “Ho-ketsu-zai” has been primarily used in the past in the therapy of oriental herbal medicine. There have been reports describing “Jyuzen-taiho-to” as effective in healing itchiness among patients with atopic dermatitis, but not very much is known about the results of the use of this drug for the treatment of senile pruritus. I have encountered four cases of senile pruritus, for which the administration of “Jyuzen-taiho-to” extract preparation was effective. These cases included two male and two female patients with an average age of 79 years. In all cases, skin dryness was observed and “Kikyo” and “Kekkyo” were present. To these patients, 1/3-1/2 of the normal dosage of the extract preparation was given, and the effects appeared within two to six weeks. “Jyuzen-taiho-to” seems to be one of the drugs very useful for the treatment of the patients with senile pruritus. The presence of “Kikyo” is suggested as an index for the administration of the drug.
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The authors investigated the activity of Kikyo-to on the intestinal hormones, cholecystokinin (CCK) and secretin, released in healthy humans. The clinical efficacy of Kikyo-to on the abdominal symptoms associated with chronic pancreatitis was also investigated. In healthy volunteers, Kikyo-to (5g) significantly increased plasma CCK and secretin concentrations 30 minutes after treatment. In chronic pancreatitis patients, abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, nausea and diarrhea were decreased by treatment with Kikyo-to (7.5g/day; divided into three doses). In conclusion, Kikyo-to improved the complaints of chronic pancreatitis, especially abdominal pain. The presumed mechanism was that Kikyo-to stimulated pancreatic exocrine secretion by the release of intestinal hormones, CCK and secretin.