Prolonged Vertigo and Dizziness Treated with Kampo-Medicine

Abstract

Prolonged vertigo and dizziness are good indications for Kampo treatment. An analytical study of the effect of Kampo-medicines on 30 patients with prolonged vertigo or dizziness was carried out, and the following results were obtained: 1) Every male patient was successfully cured with “Sui” medicine∗. 2) Female patients more than about 70 years of age were also cured with “Sui” medicine. 3) Female patients with menstrual disorders, or uterine and ovarian diseases were cured with a combination of “Sui” and “Ketsu” medicine∗∗. 4) Younger females with vertigo or dizziness at the time of menstruation were treated succesfully with “Ketsu” medicine only. 5) Patients wtih psychosomatic symptoms in addition to vertigo or dizziness required “Ki” medicine∗∗∗ in combination with “Sui” or “Ketsu” medicine. These results have contributed to finding the most effective Kampo-medicine for patients suffering from prolonged vertigo and/or dizziness. ∗“Sui” medicine: medicine for regulating body fluids. ∗∗“Ketsu” medicine: medicine for regulating blood and the water metabolism of the body. ∗∗∗“Ki” medicine: medicine for regulating vital energy in the body. © 1995, The Society of Practical Otolaryngology. All rights reserved.