Three Cases Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Boiogito Treatment Against Rapid Weight Gain and Edema: Women Suffering from Irregular Menstruation Without Obesity / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

We encountered three patients with edema and menstrual disorder that was improved by boiogito. Case 1 was a 17-year-old woman with fatiguability and irritability, treated with kamishoyosan. After adding boiogito to kamishoyosan because of facial and foot edema, palmar sweating and weight gain, her menstrual period became regular. Case 2 was a 15-year-old woman with headache as well as facial and foot edema, who was receiving goreisan. She complained of knee discomfort and worried about weight gain even though she was thin. So we prescribed her boiogito, and her menstrual disorder improved. Case 3 was a 42-year-old woman with fluid retention, who suffered from general fatigue, coldness, and menstrual disorder. She was prescribed boiogito because of weight gain as well as foot edema and coldness, and her menstrual cycle gradually became regular. Boiogito appears to be effective in patients with menstrual disorder who show “exterior deficiency edema” that is maldistribution of fluid on the body surface, such as water retention, sweating, or edema. Boiogito resulted in a feeling of lightness. Even if water retention is not clearly observed, the symptoms of rapid weight gain, edema or edematous feeling, and subjective coldness may be indications for boiogito.