How Should We Write Academic Dissertation in Kampo Medicine? / 日本東洋医学雑誌

Academic dissertations on Kampo medicine have a certain peculiarity about them, when they are drawn up by the rules of western medical writing. Compared to western medicine, oriental medicine tends to employ more subjective terms, because of its many humanistic elements.Study objectives, methods, results and discussions however, need to be stated objectively in a way that makes a paper easy to understand for both referees and readers. Although it would be ideal to use designated terms when making objective statements, there are in fact many terms that have multiple meanings, which need to be clarified in a paper. And when presenting new evidence, one must declare how far any problems have been resolved, as clearly as possible.We have explained the recent changes to our regulations for contributors, regarding Kampo formulae naming conventions, abstract word counts, and contributions by mail. Here we discuss how our editing work proceeds, and our thoughts on how papers are re-reviewed or rejected.

Male Climacteric and Kampo / 日本東洋医学雑誌

The authors introduce current problems with regard to the male climacteric, or Partial Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males (PADAM) in Japan. They also emphasize the need for an official guideline for diagnosis and treatment, and new testosterone drugs for PADAM.<br>Dysfunction in the aging male is always a quality of life concern. The authors take this opportunity to focus on the possibilities and expectations with Kampo medicine in Japan, while discussing their view of ideal Kampo treatment for PADAM.

Clinical Efficacy of Ninjin-Youei-To for Recovery of Reduced Physical Strength of the Patients after Prostate Hypertrophy Operation / 日本東洋医学雑誌

Recovery of reduced physical strength is important for quality of life after surgery, especially in aged patients. In this report, we demonstrated the effect of Ninjin-youei-to (NIN) on prostatauxe after surgery, and also studied clinical effects of NIN by a traditional Chinese method to assess the patients.<br>Following this method, patients were classified as belonging to one of three groups (Sho) such as Kyo-sho (condition of deficiency, n=8) and Jitsu-sho (condition of excess, n=15). Patients were judged by the original score to determine the type of Sho. The score value was low in patients with Kyo-sho and high with Jitsu-sho. Total recovery rate from disorders was 70.6% after NIN-treatment, and the value of patients with Jitsu-sho was significantly higher than that of patients with Kyo-sho (P=0.049). The mid-value of scores after NIN-treatment was higher than the value at the start (P=0.002), particularly in the group of patients with Kyo-sho (P=0.039).<br>Additionally, the score to determine the type of Sho became higher after NIN-treatment in patients with improved scores for skin condition and sweat volume. These results indicate that NIN will be useful for patients with Kyo-sho who suffer from systemic wasting diseases.