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Menopausal Symptoms and the Kampo Medicine: Tokishakuyakusan, Kamishoyosan, and Keishibukuryogan

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Women in the menopausal transition and the postmenopausal period are affected with variety of physical and psychological symptoms. In a recent series of studies, we investigated the effects of three major Kampo formulae (Tokishakuyakusan, Kamishoyosan, and Keishibukuryogan) on Japanese peri- and postmenopausal women, and reached the following conclusions: (1) Each of the three formulae alleviates sleep disturbances, with Kamishoyosan the most effective in improving difficulty in initiating sleep and nonrestorative sleep; (2) Keishibukuryogan lowered the systolic and diastolic blood pressures, the pulse rate, and the resting energy expenditure of women with hypertension or high-normal blood pressure; and (3) Tokishakuyakusan could be an effective treatment for the women with both headaches and depression.

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  1. Department of Women’s Health, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan

    Masakazu Terauchi

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan

    Toshiro Kubota

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Terauchi, M., Kubota, T. (2016). Menopausal Symptoms and the Kampo Medicine: Tokishakuyakusan, Kamishoyosan, and Keishibukuryogan. In: Inui, A. (eds) Herbal Medicines. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-4002-8_7

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