<b>Three Cases of the Same Kampo Treatment Applied to a Mother and Daughter with Different Complaints </b> / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

We describe three cases in which the same Kampo formulas were applied to a mother and daughter with different complaints. In cases 1 a, b, a mother with general fatigue after an operation for gastric and colon cancer, and her daughter with migraine and menopausal symptoms were effectively treated with kamishoyosan. In cases 2 a, b, a mother with menstrual disorder, and her daughter with palmar eruption were effectively treated with hangekobokuto. In cases 3 a, b, a mother with lumbago and her daughter with back pain were effectively treated with keishikaryukotsuboreito. These Kampo formulas are thought to improve <i>qi </i>circulation.<br>It is considered that improving <i>qi </i>disturbance is important for the Kampo treatment of female patients. Taking into account parent-child genetic similarities, it is possible that application of the same Kampo formula to familiarly related patients with different complaints could be effective. It is important to consider not only the patient's complaints, but also the patient's condition, from the Kampo viewpoint so-called “Sho”. Therefore,since our cases all involved a mother-daughter relationships, it may be reasonable to assume that Kampo formulas improving <i>qi </i>circulation were effective for their different complaints.