Usefullness of Choyoto for Hand Eczema

We analyzed the differences between responder and non-responder groups using Choyoto for hand eczema. In 7 cases the drug was effective, and in 6 cases it was not. Most patients in the effective group had white-complexioned skin, and the eczema tended to localize on the hands. In contrast, most pati...

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Published inKampo Medicine Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 639 - 643
Main Authors NIIZAWA, Atsushi, TAKAYA, Yutaka, TAHARA, Eiichi, NAKAO, Kikuyo, SHINTANI, Takuhiro, MORIYAMA, Kenzo, TSUKIOKA, Yasuyuki, NINOMIYA, Hiroyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine 2006
Subjects
Choyoto
Coicis Semen (Yokuinin)
hand eczema
Oketsu
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ISSN0287-4857
1882-756X
1882-756X
DOI10.3937/kampomed.57.639

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Summary:We analyzed the differences between responder and non-responder groups using Choyoto for hand eczema. In 7 cases the drug was effective, and in 6 cases it was not. Most patients in the effective group had white-complexioned skin, and the eczema tended to localize on the hands. In contrast, most patients in the non-effective group had with sleep difficulties and/or a smoking habit. In addition, they showed marked symptoms of Oketsu such as dark red gingiva, indicating that many of the non-effective hand eczema cases had elevated Oketsu scores. It was shown that objective and subjective symptoms could be indicators for the choosing of Choyoto for hand eczema treatment.
ISSN:0287-4857
1882-756X
1882-756X
DOI:10.3937/kampomed.57.639