Kampo Education and Training Center
Outline of the research
In the model core curriculum for medical education, pharmaceutical sciences education and nursing education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has employed Kampo medicine. For example, in the 2022 revision of the model core curriculum for Model Core Curriculum for Pharmacy education, one sentence, ‘1) Explain the concept of Kampo, the concept of disease in Kampo, and the differences from Western medicine. 2) Explain the indications, adverse reactions, and precautions for use of Kampo.’, was observed. Herewith, many medical faculties address Kampo education. On the other hand, there is few academia who pursue Kampo medicine with Kampo concepts. Therefore, it is necessary to cultivate academia capable of Kampo education.
The purposes of this center are (1) making the establishment of training system of Kampo education, (2) providing the Kampo clinical training to medical doctors and/or pharmacists.
Research Projects
- Pharmacological effects of Kampo medicines and their herbal components, as well as their mechanisms of action
- Generation and phenotypic analysis of genetically modified mice
Process of diagnosis and treatment in traditional medicineKeywords
- Kampo Medicine
- Kampo Formulation
- Crude Drug
- Endothelial cells
- Lymphatic vessels
- Edema
- Drug discovery from natural resources
Members
- Prof. Chihiro Tohda (Center Chief(concurrent post))
- Lec. Michiko Jo
- Prof. Mosaburo Kainuma
- Prof. Atsushi Kato
- Assoc. Prof. Makoto Fujimoto
- Assist. Prof. Hidetosi Watari
Researcher in charge
Outline of the research
In the model core curriculum for medical education, pharmaceutical sciences education and nursing education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has employed Kampo medicine. For example, in the 2022 revision of the model core curriculum for Model Core Curriculum for Pharmacy education, one sentence, ‘1) Explain the concept of Kampo, the concept of disease in Kampo, and the differences from Western medicine. 2) Explain the indications, adverse reactions, and precautions for use of Kampo.’, was observed. Herewith, many medical faculties address Kampo education. On the other hand, there is few academia who pursue Kampo medicine with Kampo concepts. Therefore, it is necessary to cultivate academia capable of Kampo education.
The purposes of this center are (1) making the establishment of training system of Kampo education, (2) providing the Kampo clinical training to medical doctors and/or pharmacists.
Research Projects
- Pharmacological effects of Kampo medicines and their herbal components, as well as their mechanisms of action
- Generation and phenotypic analysis of genetically modified mice
Process of diagnosis and treatment in traditional medicine
Keywords
- Kampo Medicine
- Kampo Formulation
- Crude Drug
- Endothelial cells
- Lymphatic vessels
- Edema
- Drug discovery from natural resources
Members
- Prof. Chihiro Tohda (Center Chief(concurrent post))
- Lec. Michiko Jo
- Prof. Mosaburo Kainuma
- Prof. Atsushi Kato
- Assoc. Prof. Makoto Fujimoto
- Assist. Prof. Hidetosi Watari
