Review Article

Usage and Attitudes of Physicians in Japan Concerning Traditional Japanese Medicine (Kampo Medicine): A Descriptive Evaluation of a Representative Questionnaire-Based Survey

Table 2

The number of Kampo medicine used for patients.

Number of Kampo drugsTotal
( )
Internal medicine
( )
Pediatrics
( )
Psychiatry
( )
OB/GYN
( )
Surgery
( )
Orthopedic
( )
Others
( )

1~4238 (41.7%)57 (27.7%)17 (53.1%)22 (45.8%)3 (11.5%)33 (54.1%)27 (73.0%)79 (49.1%)
5~9172 (30.1%)66 (32.0%)10 (31.3%)15 (31.3%)11 (42.3%)15 (24.6%)4 (10.8%)51 (31.7%)
10~1490 (15.8%)43 (20.9%)1 (3.1%)8 (16.7%)5 (19.2%)9 (14.8%)4 (10.8%)20 (12.4%)
15~1920 (3.5%)9 (4.4%)1 (3.1%)0 (0%)3 (11.5%)2 (3.3%)2 (5.4%)2 (1.9%)
20~2422 (3.9%)11 (5.3%)2 (6.3%)2 (4.2%)2 (7.7%)1 (1.6%)0 (0%)4 (2.5%)
over 2529 (5.1%)20 (9.7%)1 (3.1%)1 (2.1%)2 (7.7%)1 (1.6%)0 (0%)4 (2.5%)

Average number7.810.47.36.011.35.64.06.2