Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia
Although abdominal bloating is one of the most bothersome symptoms experienced by patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), therapeutic drugs to relieve abdominal bloating have not been established. We investigated the Kampo (Chinese herbal) medicine, Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang, HKT) for patien...
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doaj-5ef89b09c06a467bb655006fad75761c2020-11-24T22:19:44ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882009-01-016337537810.1093/ecam/nem101Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional DyspepsiaTetsuro Oikawa0Go Ito1Takayuki Hoshino2Hidehiko Koyama3Toshihiko Hanawa4Oriental Medicine Research Center of the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, JapanOriental Medicine Research Center of the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, JapanOriental Medicine Research Center of the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, JapanOriental Medicine Research Center of the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, JapanAlthough abdominal bloating is one of the most bothersome symptoms experienced by patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), therapeutic drugs to relieve abdominal bloating have not been established. We investigated the Kampo (Chinese herbal) medicine, Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang, HKT) for patients with FD from the standpoint of bowel gas retention. The bowel gas volume calculated from a plain abdominal radiogram (gas volume score, GVS) in FD patients was significantly higher than that in healthy subjects. Two week administration of HKT in the FD patients showed a significant decrease of GVS. Furthermore, gastrointestinal symptoms, especially symptoms of abdominal pain, indigestion and constipation, all of which are closely related to abdominal bloating, improved significantly in FD patients after the administration of HKT. These results suggest that HKT improves abdominal bloating accompanied by the reduction of bowel gas in FD patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem101 |
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Tetsuro Oikawa Go Ito Takayuki Hoshino Hidehiko Koyama Toshihiko Hanawa Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Tetsuro Oikawa Go Ito Takayuki Hoshino Hidehiko Koyama Toshihiko Hanawa |
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Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia |
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Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia |
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Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia |
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Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang), a Kampo Medicine that Treats Functional Dyspepsia |
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hangekobokuto (banxia-houpo-tang), a kampo medicine that treats functional dyspepsia |
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Although abdominal bloating is one of the most bothersome symptoms experienced by patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), therapeutic drugs to relieve abdominal bloating have not been established. We investigated the Kampo (Chinese herbal) medicine, Hangekobokuto (Banxia-houpo-tang, HKT) for patients with FD from the standpoint of bowel gas retention. The bowel gas volume calculated from a plain abdominal radiogram (gas volume score, GVS) in FD patients was significantly higher than that in healthy subjects. Two week administration of HKT in the FD patients showed a significant decrease of GVS. Furthermore, gastrointestinal symptoms, especially symptoms of abdominal pain, indigestion and constipation, all of which are closely related to abdominal bloating, improved significantly in FD patients after the administration of HKT. These results suggest that HKT improves abdominal bloating accompanied by the reduction of bowel gas in FD patients. |
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