Description
This book examines the use of herbal medicine in the treatment of intractable diseases as well as common health problems. Given the stringent quality control of herbal medicine such as Kampo and reproducibility of preclinical findings, together with overall fewer adverse events, its attractiveness continues to rise, and multi-component herbal medicine capable of targeting multiple sites can be useful for future drug discovery. Written for the Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology series, this collection features practical advice for hands-on work in this exciting and expansive field. Authoritative and easily applicable, Herbal Medicines: New Horizons summarizes the current state and translational aspect of herbal medicine in modern society in order to help establish a rational therapy for patients. 1. Chinese Herbal Medicine Including Historical Aspects Shih-Liang Chang 2. Kampo Diagnosis Based on Sho Mosaburo Kainuma 3. Pain and Herbal Medicine: Effectiveness of Japanese Kampo Medicines on Pains Associated with Cancer Patients Yasuhito Uezono and Kanako Miyano 4. Gastrointestinal Surgery and Herbal Medicine, Including RikkunshitoYasuhiro Miyazaki, Shuji Takiguchi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, and Yuichiro Doki 5. Constipation and Herbal Medicine Norio Iizuka 6. Odontopathy and Herbal Medicine Kojiro Yamaguchi and Tsuyoshi Sugiura 7. Menopausal Symptoms and the Kampo Medicine: Tokishakuyakusan, Kamishoyosan, and KeishibukuryoganMasakazu Terauchi and Toshiro Kubota 8. Fatigue and Kampo (Japanese Herbal) Medicines: Hochuekkito and Juzentaihoto Jun-ichi Yamakawa, Junji Moriya, and Junji Kobayashi 9. Atopic Dermatitis and Chinese Medicine Hsiewe Ying Tan and George Binh Lenon 10. Rikkunshito and Ghrelin Hiroshi Takeda, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Koji Nakagawa, Naoto Okubo, Chihiro Yamada, Chiharu Sadakane, Yayoi Saegusa, Miwa Nahata, and Tomohisa Hattori
