SACLON TABLETS

Kampō(漢方)is theJapanesestudy and adaptation oftraditional Chinese medicine.‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​ In 1967, theMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfareof Japan approved four kampō medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. In 1976, 82 kampō medicines were approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Currently, 148 kampō medicines are approved for reimbursement. The 14th edition of theJapanese Pharmacopoeia(日本薬局方,Nihon yakkyokuhō)lists 165 herbal ingredients that are approved to be used in kampō remedies. Tsumura(ツムラ)is the leading makermaking 128 of the 148 kampo medicines. The "count" column shows in how many of these 128 formulae the herb is found. The most common herb isGlycyrrhizae radix(Chinese licorice root). It is in 94 of the 128 Tsumura formulae. Other common herbs areginger(51 of 128 formulae) and the root ofPaeonia lactiflora(Chinese peony, 44 of 128 formulae). Note 1: this character cannot be displayed correctly on a computer. "庶" is usually substituted in Chinese and Japanese. The "灬" in "庶" should be replaced with "虫".Note 2: this character cannot be displayed correctly on a computer. "梨" is usually substituted in Chinese. "梨" or "藜" is usually substituted in Japanese. The "勿" in "藜" should be replaced with "刂".