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ArticleArtificial life and robotics2022

Assessing the effects of Kampo medicine on human skin texture and microcirculation.

Hongyang Li, Tomokazu Yoshizaki, Lian Liang, Mako Iwahashi, Akihiro Kawahara, Akiko Shirai, Junsuke Arimitsu, Masanori Ito, Norimichi Tsumura, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai

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10 authors.

Hongyang LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa, 920-8641 Japan.
Tomokazu YoshizakiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa, 920-8641 Japan.
Lian LiangDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Kampo Clinical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
Mako IwahashiDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Kampo Clinical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
Akihiro KawaharaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
Akiko ShiraiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa, 920-8641 Japan.
Junsuke ArimitsuDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Kampo Clinical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
Masanori ItoDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
Norimichi TsumuraGraduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522 Japan.
Keiko Ogawa-OchiaiDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Kampo Clinical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we verified the effectiveness of Kampo medicine by evaluating the changes in the feature values of facial skin texture and microcirculation at two distinct tissue depths (subcutaneous 2 mm and 8 mm). A total of 80 patients who took the Kampo formula participated in this study, and the changes in the feature values of facial skin texture and microcirculation were measured before and after Kampo treatment. The treatment period lasted 6-18 months, according to the doctor's judgment. The total area of the sulci cutis and the average thickness of the sulci cutis significantly decreased (

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InspectionKampo medicineMicrocirculationSkin texture

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PMID35095337
PMCPMC8785927

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