Beneficial Effects of Herbal Medicine on Susceptibility to Infection in a Patientwith Immunoglobulin Deficiency

Abstract

A case of immunoglobulin deficiency suffered from recurrent enterocolitis and otitis media was treated by Shoukenchuto, one of the Japanese herbal medicines (Kampo), and his susceptibility to infection markedly improved. The increase in the T cell percentage and in the lymphocyte proliferation in our patient suggests the importance of regulatory function of T cells for clinical improvement. The findings in our case and the previously reported cases suggest the use- fulness of Japanese herbal medicine or Chinese medicine as an alternative or a supportive therapy for patients with immu- nological abnormalities.