Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to Improves the Symptoms of a Patient with Parkinson's Disease / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

Although the treatment of Parkinson's disease is well established, side effects and weaning effects in the long term are a problem. In this context, it is reasonable to establish an alternative medicine for Parkinson's disease. Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to in traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo) is similar to Teishingan, a formula for Parkinson's disease in traditional Chinese medicine, in that both formulas contain tenma and qi-supplying agents. We therefore administered Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to (TJ-37, Tsumura, Tokyo) to a 77-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease. After taking Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to, her symptoms of rigidity of the upper limbs, frozen gait, propulsion and retropulsion improved. These results suggest that Hange-byakujutsu-tenma-to is useful for treating Parkinson's disease.