Inoue Miki, Hoshino Etsuo
Division of Kampo Support, Dept. of General Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2015 Dec;42(13):2418-22.
Patients with cancer exhibit various symptoms induced by cancer itself and its therapy leadingto fatigue; however, their vital energy can be restored by administration of Kampo, which is a traditional Japanese herbal medicine. Restoration and maintenance of mental and physical energy are important for successful cancer treatment. For this purpose, appropriate use of Kampo formulas, such as"Ho-zai", formulas to vitalize fatigued patients (eg, Hochu-ekki-to, Juzen-taiho-to, Ninjin-yoeito), "Hojin-zai", formulas to restore energy (eg, Gosha-jinki-gan), and"Kuoketsu-zai ", formulas to resolve stagnant blood flow (eg, Keishi-bukuryo-gan, Tokaku-joki-to, Toki-shakuyaku-san) are administered in combination. Consequently, basic autonomic functions, such as appetite, sleep, defecation, and urination normalize and the nutritional and mental conditions are restored. These favorable changes in the patients' condition allow completion of the standard cancer therapy course, resultingin an improved outcome of cancer therapy and successful treatment. Kampo therapy can be administered as the final treatment option for patients with last-stage cancer who do not have any other effective therapy options. If patients with cancer are administered Kampo formulas, their vital energy is restored, and they develop a will to fight the cancer. As a result, communication becomes easier.
癌症患者会出现由癌症本身及其治疗引起的各种症状，导致疲劳；然而，服用汉方（一种传统的日本草药 medicine）可以恢复他们的元气。恢复和维持精神与体力对于成功的癌症治疗很重要。为此，可联合使用适当的汉方配方，如“补剂”，用于使疲劳患者恢复活力的配方（如补中益气汤、十全大补汤、人参养荣汤）、“补精剂”，用于恢复精力的配方（如五社健肌丸）以及“活血化瘀剂”，用于改善血液循环不畅的配方（如桂枝茯苓丸、桃核承气汤、当归芍药散）。结果，诸如食欲、睡眠、排便和排尿等基本自主功能恢复正常，营养和精神状况也得以恢复。患者状况的这些良好变化使得标准癌症治疗疗程能够完成，从而改善癌症治疗的结果并实现成功治疗。汉方疗法可作为没有其他有效治疗选择的晚期癌症患者的最终治疗选择。如果给癌症患者服用汉方配方，他们的元气会恢复，并且会产生对抗癌症的意志。结果，沟通变得更加容易。
