What Is 'Kampo Medicine' ? Characteristics of Japanese Kampo
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CharacteristicsCharacteristics ofof DomesticDomestic andand WhatWhat isis ‘Kampo‘Kampo Medicine’Medicine’ ? JapaneseJapanese KKampoampo MMedicineedicine InternationalInternational RolesRoles ofof JSOMJSOM Kampo medicine is a traditional Japanese medical TheThe followingfollowing areare thethe characteristicscharacteristics ofof 1.1.ࠉDomesticDomestic RolesRoles system with over 15 centuries of history which has KampoKampo medicine.medicine. JSOM is conducting such activities as publishing its roots partly in ancient Chinese medicine. Though and internationalizing academic journals, standardiz- 1.1. Today in Japan, prescription of Kampo formulae nearly half of the formulae used in Kampo medicine ࠉ ing educational protocol, producing textbooks, training is limited to medical doctors. Physicians with profound today are derived from the Shanghanlun (യᐮㄽ), experts, establishing evidence-based medicine, and understanding of both conventional and Kampo written in Han-dynasty China, pre-19th century establishing an ethics board. The Japan Liaison of medicine diagnose and treat patients from the two Japanese Kampo physicians developed unique Oriental Medicine (JLOM), whose members include different approaches, bringing significant benefit to administration principles from the knowledge JSOM in the lead role and five other scientific organi- patients. accumulated through their own clinical experiences. zations, was established in 2005 to address national They put more importance on practical utility and 2.2.ࠉIn Japan, 148 Kampo issues which Kampo medicine is facing. clinical effectiveness than on speculative theories extract formulations are used 22..ࠉInternationalInternational RolesRoles such as the five-phase theory, which is essential to for medicinal purposes and JSOM is working toward the standardization of Chinese medicine. While Japan experienced are covered by national traditional medicine in the East Asia region in close modernization from the mid-19th century in every health insurance. Since coordination with the World Health Organization field of science, including medicine, Kampo medi- Japanese manufacturers first (WHO) as well as JLOM, relevant academic organiza- cine survived in its pursuit of scientific proof. successfully developed tions, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Kampo medicine is now included in educational herbal extract formulations in JSOM is also a big contributor to WHO in terms of programs for medical students and practiced by the 1960s, they have been working at the forefront of personnel time and finance which leads projects medical doctors who have profound and scientifi- quality and safety control. Notably, the consistency in involving the diagnostic outcomes of Kampo medi- cally based understanding of both conventional and the quality of extracted medicines makes it possible to cine, which will be included in International Classifica- Kampo medicine, which brings patients great perform reproducible clinical trials and gain reliable tion of Diseases (ICD)-11. JSOM actively cooperates benefits to patients. evidence for efficacy. with and supports the International Society for The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine (JSOM) 33..ࠉOne of the characteristics of the Japanese Japanese Kampo Medicine (ISJKM), which aims to was established in 1950 and has grown to become Kampo medical system is its emphasis on clinical advance communication and collaboration among the leading organization for Kampo medicine in findings from the patient’s body English speaking researchers and practitioners Japan. surface, especially changes in throughout the world. Kampo medicine now enjoys wide support by the the abdominal public who see it as a reliable therapy for its scien- region. tific evidence and flexible therapeutic approaches. Published books Abdominal diagnosis was developed into a reproducible diagnostic system in the 18th century by Yoshimasu Todo (ྜྷ┈ᮾὝ), a Japanese Kampo master. FXSXQFWXUH$ە 0HGLFLQDOKHUEVە QWURGXFWLRQWR.$032,ە ࠉIn recent years, a lot of research..44 has been conducted by the members of academic organizations related to Kampo medicine. Much effort has been put into clinical research to generate KampoKampo MedicalMedical EvidenceEvidence BaseBase high-quality evidence as well as the basic researches for action mechanisms of Kampo medicines and their JSOM published Evidence Reports of Kampo efficacy. Treatment (EKAT) and Clinical Practice Guidelines Containing Kampo Products in Japan (KCPG) . These are now updated annually and published on the JSOM website (http://www.jsom.or.jp/medical/ebm/ere/index.html). 3KRWRVRIWKLVSDJHDUHVXSSOLHGE\.LWDVDWR8QLYHUVLW\ 3KRWRVRIWKLVSDJHDUHVXSSOLHGE\.LWDVDWR8QLYHUVLW\.