Two Cases of Leg Pain Successfully Treated Using the Kampo Medicine Chikujountanto in Consideration of Phlegm-Fluid Retention / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

Few reports have described the effect of phlegm-­fluid retention on the development of pain. We herein rep­ort two successful treatment cases of lower leg pain using chikujountanto in consideration of phlegm-­fluid re­tention. Case 1 (a 63-year-old woman) complained dull pain in the right calf. The pain persisted despite the ad­ministration of sokeikakketsuto for over two weeks. Case 2 (a 42-year-old woman) suffered from right buttock pain that had developed after a traffic accident. The pain persisted even at three months following the accident. The pain in both patients resolved within one week after treatment with chikujountanto, which was given on the basis of the patients' insomnia, thickened yellow fur on the tongue, and pain in the gallbladder meridian. We concluded that the concept of phlegm-­fluid retention should be considered for differential diagnosis when we treat pain.