RESUMO
Twenty-one cases of patients with chronic gastritis were treated with the Kampo (Japanese herbal medicine) formula Shosaiko-to, for a minimum of six months. The results were that the chief complaints associated with chronic gastritis such as nausea, vomiting, epigastralgia, abdominal discomfort and heartburn were entirely alleviated. Eructaion and fatigue were also almost entirely relieved. However, there was one case where loss of appetite, feeling of abdominal distention and a sloshing sound in the gastric area were exacerbated<br>Concerning the level of anti-Helicobactor pylori IgG antibody, the level was greatly decreased in 6 out of 17 cases (35.5%). However, among the patients with gastritis superficialis, the level of the antibody against Helicobactor pylori decreased in 4 out of 8 cases (50%).<br>The endoscopic findings of the stomach showed improvement in all 10 cases of gastritis superficialis. Gastritis atrophicans, however, did not improve with treatment with Shosaiko-to.<br>These results strongly suggest that Shosaiko-to can be an effective tool in the treatment of chronic gastritis.