ABSTRACT
A Kampo formulation, Senkinho-Karo-to, is considered to be effective for chest pain or discomfort. However, there have been few case reports concerning this formulation. Here, we report four cases of patients suffering from chest pain or discomfort that were successfully treated with Senkinho-Karo-to. We compared the clinical features of these four cases where Senkinho-Karo-to was effective with those of four other cases where Senkinho-Karo-to was ineffective. The cases where Senkinho-Karo-to was effective had the following features: Deficiency, feeling of spasmodic uprising heat, shoulder stiffness, deficient pulse, impressions of teeth on the rim, palpitation of the abdominal aorta in the supra-umbilical region, reduced tension in the lower abdomen, tenderness in the para-umbilical region, and Ki-depression.