Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules for febrile diseases and pain in epigastrium (Saikokeishito, Saiko-keishi-to)

General information on Japanese Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules for febrile diseases and pain in epigastrium (Saikokeishito, Saiko-keishi-to)

Package details: 42 packs * 2.5 g

Manufacturer: Tsumura & Co., Japan

Active ingredients: bupleurum root extract, pinellia tuber extract, scutellaria root extract, glycyrrhiza extract, cinnamon bark extract, peony root extract, jujube extract, ginseng extract, ginger extract.

Medical effect: Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules are effective for the treatment of relieving such symptoms as fever, diaphoresis, rigors, physical pain, headache, nausea and pain in epigastrium in patients with following:

• common cold,
• influenza,
• pneumonia,
• pulmonary tuberculosis,
• gastric ulcer,
• duodenal ulcer,
• cholecystitis or cholelithiasis,
• hepatic dysfunction,
• pancreatitis.

Contraindications and precautions: do not use for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women. Do not use together with interferon-alpha medications.

If an allergic reaction occurs, stop taking the medicine and consult with your doctor. If you’re taking any other medication or receiving any other treatment, you have to consult with your doctor before use.

Dosage and administration of Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules from Japan for febrile diseases and pain in epigastrium (Saikokeishito, Saiko-keishi-to)

For adults, take 3 packs (7.5 g in total) a day orally, dividing into 2-3 doses. This medicine should be taken with cold or lukewarm water before or between meals. The dosage may be adjusted according to patient’s age, body weight and symptoms.

How effective are Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules from Japan for febrile diseases and pain in epigastrium (Saikokeishito, Saiko-keishi-to)?

Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules are effective for the relief of the such symptoms as fever, diaphoresis, rigors, physical pain, headache, and nausea in patients with febrile diseases, such as common cold, influenza, pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis; and stomach pit tension pain in patients with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, hepatic dysfunction and pancreatitis.

Who should use Tsumura Saikokeishito extract granules from Japan?

Saikokeishito, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, has been used for a long time for the treatment of patients with general fatigue, sleepiness, sleepless, appetite loss, tiredness of eyes, easily catching cold, dizziness, looking pale etc. However, recently Japanese scientists has started studies in vivo and proved that this medicine prevents gut ischemia and reperfusion-induced liver injury, increases in the serum AST (GOT) level, liver triglyceride level, the liver DNA content and levels of glutathiones in liver (Y. Horie, M. Kajihara et al. “Japanese herbal medicine, Saiko-keishi-to, prevents gut ischemia/ reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats via nitric oxide”. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004 Aug 1; 10(15): 2241–2244).