Clinical Practice Guidelines and Evidence for the Efficacy of Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine (Kampo) in Treating Geriatric Patients

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Evidence for the Efficacy of Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine (Kampo) in Treating Geriatric Patients

Frailty is defined as a state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis following stress, which increases the risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, delirium, and disability in the elderly. Recently in Japan, clinical practice guidelines (CPG) have recommended kampo treatment. We...

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Main Authors: Shin Takayama, Ryutaro Arita, Akiko Kikuchi, Minoru Ohsawa, Soichiro Kaneko, Tadashi Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
review
herbal medicine
kampo medicine
guidelines
geriatrics
elderly
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2018.00066/full

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