Analgesic Effect of Combined Therapy with the Japanese Herbal Medicine "" and Electroacupuncture in Rats with Acute Inflammatory Pain.

Japanese herbal medicine, called Kampo medicine, and acupuncture are mainly used in Japanese traditional medicine. In this experiment, the analgesic effect of (YKS) alone and a combination of YKS and electroacupuncture (EA) on inflammatory pain induced by formalin injection were examined. Animals were divided into four groups: a control group, formalin injection group (formalin), YKS-treated formalin group (YKS), and YKS- and EA-treated formalin group (YKS + EA).

Kampo (Traditional Japanese Herbal) Formulae for Treatment of Stomatitis and Oral Mucositis.

Stomatitis is occasionally multiple, recurrent, and refractory. Currently, mucositis induced by chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with cancer has become a significant clinical problem. Effective treatments have not been established and the treatment of numerous cases remains a challenge for physicians.

Suppressive Effect of Quercetin on Nitric Oxide Production from Nasal Epithelial Cells .

Nitric oxide (NO) is known to play pivotal roles as one of the final effector molecules in the development of allergic diseases, including allergic rhinitis (AR). Although quercetin has been reported to attenuate the clinical conditions of AR, its influence on NO production is not well defined. The present study aimed to examine the influence of quercetin on NO production from nasal epithelial cells after interleukin- (IL-) 4 stimulation.