Case report, 2021
Does tokito, a Japanese herbal medicine, relieve PMS and period pain?
A 46-year-old woman who had suffered for decades with PMS symptoms and severe period pain that did not respond to pain medication experienced complete relief after taking tokito, a Kampo (Japanese traditional medicine) formula. However, this is based on just one case.
What they did
A 46-year-old woman with decades of premenstrual constipation, bloating, and cramping pain, as well as severe period pain that did not respond to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain medication, was treated with tokito, a Kampo formula containing 10 herbs.
What they found
All her PMS symptoms and period pain resolved without side effects.
What it means for you
This shows one woman's response to the herbal medicine, but because it is just one case with no control group, we cannot be sure how well it would work for others or how long the relief lasts.
46
age in years
10
herbs in tokito formula
decades
duration of symptoms before treatment
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea successfully managed with the Japanese traditional medicine tokito : A case report and literature review
- Authors
- Shiho Fukai‐Watabe, Satoru Ishibashi, Tokumu Watabe et al.
- Journal
- Traditional & Kampo Medicine
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Case report
- What was tested
- Tokito, a Kampo herbal formula with 10 herbs
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1002/tkm2.1304
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