Effect of kamikihito on platelet count: Retrospective pilot study
Author(s) -
Nogami Tatsuya,
Kato Atsushi,
Ishikawa Yudai,
Ryu Nobukazu,
Adachi Isao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
traditional and kampo medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2053-4515
DOI - 10.1002/tkm2.1227
Subject(s) - medicine , aplastic anemia , platelet , retrospective cohort study , thrombocytopenic purpura , chemotherapy , gastroenterology , complete blood count , medical record , kampo , pathology , bone marrow , alternative medicine
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed the effect of the kampo medicine kamikihito (KKT) on platelet count irrespective of type of illness. Methods A single‐center, retrospective pilot study was performed from March 2014 to March 2017. The subjects were patients who received KKT treatment and had blood samples collected in the 2 weeks prior to treatment initiation and ≤9 weeks after treatment completion at Toyama University Hospital. Results A total of 16 patients were identified as potential subjects, and their medical records were assessed. Their diagnoses were patent ear canal, insomnia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, and chemotherapy‐induced thrombocytopenia. Three cases of chemotherapy‐induced thrombocytopenia were excluded from the analysis. Eight of 13 patients receiving KKT had elevated platelet count after treatment, but the increase was not statistically significant. Interestingly, three patients with platelet count below the lower limit of the standard value prior to KKT treatment had a statistically significantly increased platelet count after treatment completion ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Kamikihito increased the platelet count in most patients, specifically in all patients with thrombocytopenia.