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Kampo Medicine
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: 465-467, 1996.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-368188
RESUMO
Background: The present study investigates the effect of Juzentaiho-to on normal weight increase in rats. Juzentaiho-to is a traditional Japanese ‘Kampo’ medicine and causes increased appetite in patients.<br>Method: Ten male 4-week-old wistar rats were divided into two groups. The five rats of the J group were fed CE-2 including 1% Juzentaiho-to, and the five rats of the C group were fed CE-2. The animals weights were measured weeekly.<br>Results: The J group had grown significantly heavier than the C group at 15 weeksold.<br>Conclusions: Juzentaiho-to causes an increase in body weight in rats.