Japanese Kampo Medicines for the Treatment of Common Diseases: Focus on Inflammation

Japanese Kampo Medicines for the Treatment of Common Diseases - Focus on Inflammation provides researchers and clinicians with a current look at how Kampo medicines can be used to effectively treat inflammatory disorders. Japanese Kampo medicines are a mixture of natural and herbal medicines that are available in Japan for the treatment of various diseases. Given their therapeutic potential, they are often prescribed instead of, or alongside, allopathic medicines.

Kampo medicines are becoming more widespread and have proven effective for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as colitis, dermatitis, myocarditis, hepatitis, cardiomyopathy, and nephritis. This book offers background on Japanese Kampo medicines, along with a compilation of the published scientific data for several different types of Kampo medicines. It is an evidence-based guide for all those involved in, or interested in, the research and practice of Kampo medicine.

Includes both preclinical and clinical data published from a variety of sources and compiled into one bookProvides insight for researchers and clinicians on which Kampo medicines will provide the least side effects and offer the most effective therapy for a particular illnessOffers important data that will help to inform future research and widen practice in this area

1. Introduction to Japanese Kampo Medicines 2. Kampo Medicine for Human Homeostasis 3. General Mechanisms of Immunity and Inflammation 4. Antioxidant Property Is the Basic Feature of Kampo Medicine 5. Japanese Kampo Medicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 6. Significance of Japanese Kampo Medicine in Supportive Care of Heart Failure/Function 7. Kampo Medicine for Hypertension and Related Disorders 8. Japanese Kampo Medicines for Diabetes Mellitus 9. Japanese Kampo Medicine for Aging-Related Neurological Diseases 10. Antiinflammatory Effects of Kampo Medicines in Atopic Dermatitis 11. Japanese Kampo Medicine for Hepatic Inflammation 12. Kampo Medicines for Autoimmune Disorders: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus 13. Kampo Medicine for Renal Inflammatory Conditions 14. Kampo Medicines for Infectious Diseases 15. Drug Delivery Aspects of Herbal Medicines 16. Regulatory Aspects of Herbal Medicine