Responder Analysis of Daikenchuto Treatment for Constipation in Poststroke Patients: A Subanalysis of a Randomized Control Trial

A traditional Japanese medicine, daikenchuto (DKT), is used for treating abdominal bloating and pain with coldness. In modern medicine, it is used to treat postoperative intestinal dysfunction and ileus. We previously showed the effective improvement in functional constipation with DKT in poststroke...

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Main Authors: Ryutaro Arita MD, Takehiro Numata MD, PhD, Shin Takayama MD, PhD, Taku Obara PhD, Akiko Kikuchi MD, PhD, Minoru Ohsawa MD, PhD, Akifumi Suzuki PhD, Takashi Yokota LLB, Mizue Kusaba PhD, Nobuo Yaegashi MD, PhD, Tadashi Ishii MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X19889271