TY - JOUR
T1 - Kampo Medicine for Various Aging-Related Symptoms
T2 - A Review of Geriatric Syndrome
AU - Takayama, Shin
AU - Tomita, Naoki
AU - Arita, Ryutaro
AU - Ono, Rie
AU - Kikuchi, Akiko
AU - Ishii, Tadashi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Takayama, Tomita, Arita, Ono, Kikuchi and Ishii.
PY - 2020/7/15
Y1 - 2020/7/15
N2 - With the continued growth of the aging population in Japan, geriatric syndrome (GS), which is associated with aging-related symptoms, has become a social problem. GS is caused by physiological and pathological aging and may manifest various symptoms. Physicians use multidisciplinary approaches to provide treatment for individual GS symptoms. Kampo medicine, a Japanese traditional medicine that uses multiple pharmacologically active substances, is useful for many syndromes, conditions, disorders, and diseases associated with GS. Evidence of the effectiveness of Kampo medicine for GS has accumulated in recent years. The effects of Kampo treatment for symptoms related to functional decline of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems, cognitive impairment and related disorders, pain and other sensory issues, among others, support the use of Kampo medicine for the management of GS. The role of Kampo medicine for GS is summarized in this review.
AB - With the continued growth of the aging population in Japan, geriatric syndrome (GS), which is associated with aging-related symptoms, has become a social problem. GS is caused by physiological and pathological aging and may manifest various symptoms. Physicians use multidisciplinary approaches to provide treatment for individual GS symptoms. Kampo medicine, a Japanese traditional medicine that uses multiple pharmacologically active substances, is useful for many syndromes, conditions, disorders, and diseases associated with GS. Evidence of the effectiveness of Kampo medicine for GS has accumulated in recent years. The effects of Kampo treatment for symptoms related to functional decline of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems, cognitive impairment and related disorders, pain and other sensory issues, among others, support the use of Kampo medicine for the management of GS. The role of Kampo medicine for GS is summarized in this review.
KW - aging
KW - elderly
KW - evidence
KW - geriatric syndrome
KW - Kampo medicine
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U2 - 10.3389/fnut.2020.00086
DO - 10.3389/fnut.2020.00086
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85088841410
SN - 2296-861X
VL - 7
JO - Frontiers in Nutrition
JF - Frontiers in Nutrition
M1 - 86
ER -
