Open AccessTraditional Chinese therapy initiates oral feeding in a stroked woman after three years of nasogastric tube feeding
Author(s) -
Katsunori Iwasaki,
Motonari Kurachi,
Tatsuya Nogami,
Shin Takayama
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_670_19
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , traditional chinese medicine , feeding tube , tube (container) , intensive care medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Banxia Houpu Tang, a traditional Chinese medicine, helped in initiating oral feeding in a stroke patient, after three years of nasogastric tube feeding. This Chinese medicine has potential in eliminating the need for nasogastric feeding and for physical restraints in geriatric individuals after a stroke.