Study on Juniritsuho: Todo Yoshimasu's Pills and Powder Formulations / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

The author reveals that Todo Yoshimasu prescribed patients both decoctions from the <I>Shanhanglun</I> and the <I>Jinguiyaolue</I> in pill and powder formulations. The establishment of combined uses for his decoctions and pills and powders was the fruit of his many years of experience as a clinician. In his formularies are the “Juniritsuho ” which are his original twelve classes of pills and powders. In addition, his “Juniritsuho” terms originated from ancient “Juniritsu ” twelve-tones terms. Todo Yoshimasu proposed removing poison, or “Doku ” through his “Juniritsuho”, because, in his “Manbyoichidoku ” medical theory, he recognized all diseases as the action of one fundamental poison on various organs of the body. Additionally, he stated such poison results from the congestion of indigestible foods or drinks. With his clinical principles, Todo Yoshimasu insisted on the availability of abdominal palpation for the diagnosis of poison, and gave the pills and powders to take away that root of illness. Thus he applied a correspondence between the abdominal palpation of poison and “Juniritsuho” prescriptions. At the same time, he regarded “Sho ” in the <I>Shanghanlun</I> as the appearance of symptoms, and prescribed <I>Shanghanlun</I> decoctions corresponding to their “Sho”.