The Traditional Kampo Medicine Tokishakuyakusan Increases Ocular Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of oral administration of kampo medical formulas on ocular blood flow (OBF). A crossover protocol was used to randomly administer five grams of yokukansan, tokishakuyakusan (TSS), keishibukuryogan, or hachimijiogan to 13 healthy blinded subjects (mean...

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Main Authors: Shin Takayama, Yukihiro Shiga, Taiki Kokubun, Hideyuki Konno, Noriko Himori, Morin Ryu, Takehiro Numata, Soichiro Kaneko, Hitoshi Kuroda, Junichi Tanaka, Seiki Kanemura, Tadashi Ishii, Nobuo Yaegashi, Toru Nakazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/586857