title: Reconsideration of Japanese traditional herbal medicine: new field of research and clinical medicine.
abstract: Japanese traditional herbal medicine, which is known as "Kampo", has received increasing attention as an alternative approach to the treatment of various diseases. In order to safely and effectively apply Kampo, it is essential to understand oriental diagnostics. Herein, an outline of such diagnostics is introduced, and current trends in Kampo research are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Psychiatry, Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06508, USA. hideki.okamoto@yale.edu
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D029001:Herbal Medicine; D020835:Medicine, Kampo