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This report describes the cases of three patients suffering from severe atopic dermatitis resistant to steroid therapy who were successfully treated by Japanese herbal medicine. For the therapy, the formulas were decided on the basis of the combination therapy of Honchi and Hyochi. Honchi was administered to improve the constitution of each patient, and Hyochi was performed when indicated by skin conditions. All three patients showed erythroderma, with exudation on large areas of their bodies, and complained of severe itching.<br>Case 1 was a 38-year-old man with striking edema and oliguria, and who complained of a sense of coldness (HIE). He recovered promptly after being treated with Kei-hi-to as Honchi, and Chorei-to and Sanmotsu-ogon-to as Hyochi. Case 2 was a 58-year-old woman who was allergic to Keishi and Ogon. She complained of dizziness, mild headaches and digestive problems. Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to and Haino-san-kyu-to were effective as Honchi and as Hyochi respectively. Case 3 was a 23-year-old man afflicted with dryness and exudation of the skin. He was treated with Hyochi and Honchi, alternatively or simultaneously. Juzen-dai-ho-to, Saiko-keishi-to and Byakko-ka-ninjin-to were used as Honchi, and Oren-gedoku-to, Keigai-rengyo-to and Jumi-haidoku-to were used as Hyochi. Those formulas were altered according to his systemic and cutaneous conditions.<br>All three patients showed striking improvement within 18 months of beginning the Japanese herbal medicine therapies.
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Although the treatment of Parkinson's disease is well established, side effects and weaning effects in the long term are a problem. In this context, it is reasonable to establish an alternative medicine for Parkinson's disease. Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to in traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo) is similar to Teishingan, a formula for Parkinson's disease in traditional Chinese medicine, in that both formulas contain tenma and qi-supplying agents. We therefore administered Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to (TJ-37, Tsumura, Tokyo) to a 77-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease. After taking Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to, her symptoms of rigidity of the upper limbs, frozen gait, propulsion and retropulsion improved. These results suggest that Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to is useful for treating Parkinson's disease.