Table 6.
Physician-recognized effectiveness of Kampo medicines
| Kampo medicine | Symptoms |
Recognized as effective |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All physicians |
Specialists |
Non-specialists |
p-value |
|||||
| frequency/total | % | frequency/total | % | frequency/total | % | |||
| Hangeshashinto |
Diarrhea caused by chemotherapy |
31/58 |
53.4 |
10/22 |
45.5 |
21/36 |
58.3 |
0.420 |
| |
Nausea |
10/45 |
22.2 |
3/21 |
14.3 |
7/24 |
29.2 |
0.296 |
| Hochuekkito |
Anorexia |
44/90 |
48.9 |
14/36 |
38.9 |
30/54 |
55.6 |
0.137 |
| |
Fatigue |
54/96 |
56.3 |
19/39 |
48.7 |
35/57 |
61.4 |
0.295 |
| Rikkunshito |
Nausea |
36/82 |
43.9 |
9/34 |
26.5 |
27/48 |
56.3 |
0.012 |
| |
Anorexia |
46/92 |
50.0 |
18/40 |
45.0 |
28/52 |
53.8 |
0.528 |
| Juzentaihoto |
Fatigue |
50/88 |
56.8 |
17/33 |
51.5 |
33/55 |
60.0 |
0.508 |
| |
AE caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy |
27/58 |
46.6 |
7/22 |
31.8 |
20/36 |
55.6 |
0.106 |
| Yokukansan |
Delirium |
38/60 |
63.3 |
18/26 |
69.2 |
20/34 |
58.8 |
0.433 |
| |
Anxiety |
15/50 |
30.0 |
6/23 |
26.1 |
9/27 |
33.3 |
0.758 |
| Shakuyakukanzoto |
Leg cramps |
79/96 |
82.3 |
36/43 |
83.7 |
43/53 |
81.1 |
0.794 |
| |
Abdominal pain |
20/57 |
35.1 |
11/25 |
44.0 |
9/32 |
28.1 |
0.268 |
| Daikenchuto |
Ileus |
101/128 |
78.9 |
35/48 |
72.9 |
66/80 |
82.5 |
0.263 |
| |
Opioid-caused constipation and abdominal pain |
62/115 |
53.9 |
22/47 |
46.8 |
40/68 |
58.8 |
0.254 |
| Goshajinkigan |
Numbness of hands and feet |
47/107 |
43.9 |
18/39 |
46.2 |
29/68 |
42.6 |
0.840 |
| Nocturia | 13/60 | 21.7 | 4/26 | 15.4 | 9/34 | 26.5 | 0.358 | |
Multiple answers allowed, p-value based on Chi-square test.