A Study on the Taste of Decocted Kampo Medicines / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

A taste survey was conducted on decocted Kampo medicines, and the strength and weakness of the taste on each decoction expressed numerically. This data was used to construct a decocted Kampo medicine taste rank table and a table summarizing the tastes for the different Kampo decoctions.<br>The taste rank table and the summary table can be used to know the taste of the Kampo formula being administered to the Patient, and are therefore thought to be useful in Kampo treatment and as administration guidelines.