The Traditional Kampo Medicine Tokishakuyakusan Increases Ocular Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects
Table 2
Alteration of IOP and systemic variables in response to administration of each kampo formula (Experiment 1).
Variable
Baseline
30 minutes after treatment
value
YKS
OBF change (%)
0.05
IOP (mmHg)
0.73
MBP (mmHg)
0.13
PR (beats/min)
<0.01
TSS
OBF change (%)
<0.01
IOP (mmHg)
0.98
MBP (mmHg)
0.27
PR (beats/min)
<0.01
KBG
OBF change (%)
0.35
IOP (mmHg)
0.17
MBP (mmHg)
0.74
PR (beats/min)
0.05
HJG
OBF changc (%)
0.89
IOP (mmHg)
0.81
MBP (mmHg)
0.74
PR (beats/min)
<0.01
Data are expressed as mean standard deviation. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was applied to assess differences in the values before and after kampo administration.