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Study on Clinical Epidemiology of Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment in Pollinosis. (1st Report). Compared with Literature Between Japanese and Chinese Medical Science.

Accession number;99A0740709

Title;Study on Clinical Epidemiology of Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment in Pollinosis. (1st Report). Compared with Literature Between Japanese and Chinese Medical Science.

Author; HOU K (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) KATO SEIKO (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) NISHIDA MASAKI (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) HOSHIYAMA YOSHIHARU (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) WATANABE YUMI (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) KAWAHARA TAKU (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.) KAWAGUCHI TAKESHI (Showa Univ., Sch. of Med.)

Journal Title;Eastern Medicine

Journal Code:L0095A

ISSN:0911-7768

VOL.15;NO.2;PAGE.11-18(1999)

Figure&Table&Reference;TBL.2, REF.25

Pub. Country;Japan

Language;Japanese

Abstract;Changes in life style and the increase of various antigens in house dust, lice, pollen, food and air pollution, have caused a dramatic rise in the incidences of allergies among the inhabitants of urban areas. In Japan allergy treatment is usually carried out using methods from Western medicine which is primarily symptomatic therapy. Eastern medicine, however, has experienced a long history of allergy treatment containing both symptomatic(hyochi) and radical therapies(honchi). There are some Japanese doctors who admister Eastern therapy to their patients. However, the basic idea concerning the diagnosis and the nature of human body(Shou) of Eastern medicine in Japan and the that of Chinese medicine in China is a little different. We are conducting a comparative study of pollen allergy Japanese Eastern medicine and that of China. Extracted drugs, such as 'Shoseiryuto' and 'Kakkonto' are used clinically in Japan. However, in China various kinds of row material drugs(Shouyaku) are given to patients according to the symptoms and the nature of the human body(Shou). The prevalence of pollen allergies in China is not as high as that in Japan. This may be due to the differences in life style and environmental circumstances, as well as Chinese therapy which is both radical and symptomatic. To clarify these differences may contribute to the further development of pollen allergy treatment in Japan. (author abst.)

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