Recommended Japanese Kampo Medicines

✔️ Early stages of a cold, acute rhinitis

Maoto (麻黄湯)
"Maoto" is a Kampo medicine described in the classic medical text Shanghan Lun.
It is used for colds and rhinitis with symptoms such as fever, headache, joint pain, and lack of sweating.

[Class 2 Medicine] Tsumura Kampo Maoto Extract Granules 20 Packets

Efficacy/Effect
・Early stages of a cold, body aches
・Cold, acute rhinitis, bronchitis, nasal congestion

✔️ Tonsillitis, peritonsillitis, sore and swollen throat

Kufugedokuto (駆風解毒湯)
Kufugedokuto is a Kampo medicine described in the classic medical text Manbyo Kaishun: Inkomon.
It is used to treat tonsillitis and peritonsillitis.

[Class 2 Medicine] Kufugedokuto Extract Granules KM 9 Packets

Efficacy/Effect
・Tonsillitis, peritonsillitis

✔️ Early stages of a cold, nose and throat discomfort

Kakkonto (葛根湯)
"Kakkonto" is a prescription described in classical Chinese medical books, famous for treating wind-cold.
Kakkonto warms the body and improves various symptoms of a cold.

[Class 2 Medicine] Sakamoto Kampo Kakkonto 54 Tablets

Efficacy/Effect
・Early stages of a cold (without sweating), cold, rhinitis, headache, stiff shoulders, muscle pain, hand and shoulder pain
・The most effective timing to take it is the initial stage of a cold

✔️ Visceral fat, obesity

Bofutsushosan (防風通聖散)
Bofutsushosan is a Kampo medicine composed of 18 types of crude drugs. Bofutsushosan can eliminate abdominal fat and improve obesity.
It works by activating fat cells to decompose and burn fat attached to the stomach area.
In addition, Bofutsushosan also helps improve constipation and can be expected to have a laxative effect.

[Class 2 Medicine] Naishitol Ga 168 Tablets

Efficacy/Effect
・Improving obesity caused by lifestyle habits, etc.
・Decomposing and burning visceral fat
・Removing abdominal fat

✔️ Joint swelling and pain caused by obesity, edema, hyperhidrosis, obesity

Boiogito (防已黄耆湯)
Boiogito is a Kampo medicine suitable for people who are overweight, sweat easily, and fatigue easily.
While helping digestion and absorption, it excretes excess "water" and improves whole-body function.
Only when the gastrointestinal tract is working properly can the body create and consume the energy it needs.
In addition, by excreting excess "water", it can tighten the body and improve dropsy and swelling.

[Class 2 Medicine] Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Aclear EX 210 Tablets

Efficacy/Effect
・Improving water metabolism lost due to hormonal changes, etc.
・Swelling and fat during menopause, etc.