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traditional sino-japanese Phytotherapy (traditional healing art using
herbs and or minerals) is beside acupuncture widely used throughout
Asia. In Japan about 200 prescriptions and their single drugs are
included in the medical system and treatment is paid by the insurance of
the patient. Kampo-prescriptions are composed of 2 to 15, sometimes more
single drugs, which are blended according to the old classic books. Most
of the drugs are of herbal generic, a small percentage is made of
minerals, very few are derived from animalparts.Today in Japan there are
about 360 various drugs in common use, in China about 2000. Over 5000
single drugs are known today. Prescriptions are normally prepared as
decoction or sold as dried granulat over the counter. |
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Abb.:Kampo-herbs:
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a) Coicis Semen
b) Zizyphi Fructus
c) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus
d) Ginseng Radix
e) Cinnamomi Cortex
f) Alismatis Rhizoma
g) Gypsum Fibrosum u.a
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For more
detailed information see literature: |
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KATSUTOSHI TERASAWA,
Japanese-Oriental Medicine, Insights from Clinical Cases, translated by
Dr.med.univ. Dr. med.vet. Bacowsky Helmut, K.K.Standard Mc Intyre Tokyo,
1993, ISBN 915719-05-7C3047
HELMUT BACOWSKY,
about Kampo in: Wolf Dieter Müller-Jahncke/Jürgen Reichling (Hrsg:),
Arzneimittel der besonderen Therapierichtungen, historische Grundlagen und
heutige Anwendung, Haug - Verlag, Heidelberg, 1996, ISBN 3-7760-1532-2
SHOKANRON/SHANG HAN LUN, with a commentary by Dr.med.Keisetsu Otsuka, translated by Dr.med.univ. et Dr.med.vet. Bacowsky Helmut, ISBN: 978-3-200-00779-6, available at www.eurokampo.at/shop.htm
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