Table 6 Physician-recognized effectiveness of Kampo medicines
Kampo medicine | Symptoms | Recognized as effective | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All physicians | Specialists | Non-specialists | p-value | |||||
frequency/total | % | frequency/total | % | frequency/total | % | |||
Hangeshashinto | Diarrhea caused by chemotherapy | 31/58 | 53.4 | 10/22 | 45.5 | 21/36 | 58.3 | 0.420 |
Nausea | 10/45 | 22.2 | 3/21 | 14.3 | 7/24 | 29.2 | 0.296 | |
Hochuekkito | Anorexia | 44/90 | 48.9 | 14/36 | 38.9 | 30/54 | 55.6 | 0.137 |
Fatigue | 54/96 | 56.3 | 19/39 | 48.7 | 35/57 | 61.4 | 0.295 | |
Rikkunshito | Nausea | 36/82 | 43.9 | 9/34 | 26.5 | 27/48 | 56.3 | 0.012 |
Anorexia | 46/92 | 50.0 | 18/40 | 45.0 | 28/52 | 53.8 | 0.528 | |
Juzentaihoto | Fatigue | 50/88 | 56.8 | 17/33 | 51.5 | 33/55 | 60.0 | 0.508 |
AE caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy | 27/58 | 46.6 | 7/22 | 31.8 | 20/36 | 55.6 | 0.106 | |
Yokukansan | Delirium | 38/60 | 63.3 | 18/26 | 69.2 | 20/34 | 58.8 | 0.433 |
Anxiety | 15/50 | 30.0 | 6/23 | 26.1 | 9/27 | 33.3 | 0.758 | |
Shakuyakukanzoto | Leg cramps | 79/96 | 82.3 | 36/43 | 83.7 | 43/53 | 81.1 | 0.794 |
Abdominal pain | 20/57 | 35.1 | 11/25 | 44.0 | 9/32 | 28.1 | 0.268 | |
Daikenchuto | Ileus | 101/128 | 78.9 | 35/48 | 72.9 | 66/80 | 82.5 | 0.263 |
Opioid-caused constipation and abdominal pain | 62/115 | 53.9 | 22/47 | 46.8 | 40/68 | 58.8 | 0.254 | |
Goshajinkigan | Numbness of hands and feet | 47/107 | 43.9 | 18/39 | 46.2 | 29/68 | 42.6 | 0.840 |
Nocturia | 13/60 | 21.7 | 4/26 | 15.4 | 9/34 | 26.5 | 0.358 | |