The Term of Sansho Described in the“Shokanron”and“Kinkiyoryaku”—A Proposal of Three Division of Sansho by the Abdominal Arteries / 日本東洋医学雑誌

The term sansho is an element of six entrails in the Kampo medicine. From anatomical knowledge, Kazuo Ohtomo determined that sansho corresponds to visceral peritoneum and mesentery in the human body. Kazuo Ohtomo's doctrine was derived from the description of “Koteidaikei”. This report aims to reveal the concept of sansho by means of description of ancient textbook “Shokanron” and “Kinkiyoryaku”, and further intend to propose the three division of sansho are able to separate by modern anatomy especially abdominal arteries.

The Pertinence of Kazuo Otomoʼs Doctrine on the Term “Sansho” / 日本東洋医学雑誌

The term “sansho” is an element of six entrails in Kampo medicine. The correspondence of “sansho” with any organ in human body was described in “Seikenshu” written by Narikiyo Yamada at first, and Kazuo Otomo declared that “sansho” corresponds to visceral peritoneum and mesentery. Recently, “The Lancet” published a review on the mesentery in which mesentery should be recognized as an organ. This report aims to discuss the accuracy of Otomo's doctrine, which was published in 1980, from the view point of the new anatomical knowledge.