Complete Japanese Traditional (Kampo) Medicine

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<p>This book is a complete guide and provides facts about Japanese Traditional (Kampo) medicine, which is the study of traditional Chinese medicine in Japan, adapted and modified to suit its culture and traditions. The volume explains the long history and uniqueness of Kampo medicine, clarifying the differences from other traditional Asian medicines, such as Chinese medicine and Korean medicine. It is structured into seven themed parts, each devoted to Kampo medicines and acupuncture/moxibustion. Starting with the introduction and basic theory, it covers diagnosis, treatment, pharmacognosy and pharmacopeia, symptoms, and techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion. The chapters are written by the pioneering modern Kampo physicians and basic researchers, offering refreshing alternative treatment strategies.</p> <p>Edited in collaboration with the Japanese Society for Oriental Medicine and translated into English from the original Japanese, this book stands as society's official publication. The translated text will attract clinicians, researchers, and medical students to broaden their understanding of Kampo medicine and traditional Asian medicine. This book is of great importance since WHO declared in 2008, in the Beijing statement to facilitate the effective use of alternative medicine combined with modern medicine.</p>

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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: '¿¿¿',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Kampo Medical Literature Editorial Committee</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: '¿¿¿',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Editors:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tetsuro Oikawa</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Center for Kampo Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tokyo, Japan</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tatsuhiko Suzuki</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tokyo, Japan</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tomoko Suzuki</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Department of Oriental Medicine, Saitama Medical University, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Iruma-gun, Japan</span></p>

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