Gamisoyo-San, also spelled Gamisoyosan, is a traditional multi-herbal medicine used in China and Korea.[1]
Gamisoyo-San is composed of Bupleurum chinense (1 g), Angelicae sinensis (1 g), Paeoniae Radix (1 g), Atractylodis macrocephalae (1 g), Sclerotium Poriae (1 g), Rhizoma Zingiberis (0.33 g), Paeonia suffruticosa (0.67 g), Gardenia jasminoides (0.67 g), Mentha haplocalyx (0.33 g), and Glycyrrhiza uralensis (0.67 g).[1]
Uses[edit]
In Korea, Gamisoyo-San has been used to treat dysmenorrhea, infertility, and insomnia.[2]
In the 1960s, studies of mice given Gamisoyo-San suggested it may "modulate bowel activity" and could be used to treat GI motility diseases.[3] Some research in mice has suggested Gamisoyo-San may help quality of life for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Park, Sunjung; Yang, Eun Jin (2018-06-21). "Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Gamisoyo-San in an Animal Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018: 1–6. doi:10.1155/2018/8580152. ISSN 1741-427X. PMC 6032819. PMID 30034501.
- ^ Jin, Seong Eun; Kim, Ohn Soon; Yoo, Sae-Rom; Seo, Chang-Seob; Kim, Yeji; Shin, Hyeun-Kyoo; Jeong, Soo-Jin (2016-07-15). "Anti-inflammatory effect and action mechanisms of traditional herbal formula Gamisoyo-san in RAW 264.7 macrophages". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 16 (1): 219. doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1197-7. ISSN 1472-6882. PMC 4946171. PMID 27422559.
- ^ Shin, Seung Jae; Kim, Doeun; Kim, Ji Sun; Kim, Iksung; Lee, Jong Rok; Kim, Sang Chan; Kim, Byung Joo (2018-07-25). "Effects of Gamisoyo-San Decoction, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, on Gastrointestinal Motility". Gastroenterologia. 98 (4): 231–237. doi:10.1159/000489455. ISSN 0301-164X. PMID 30045042. S2CID 51718506.
- ^ Cai, MuDan; Yang, Eun Jin (2018-06-25). "Gamisoyo-San Ameliorates Neuroinflammation in the Spinal Cord of hSOD1G93A Transgenic Mice". Mediators of Inflammation. 2018: e5897817. doi:10.1155/2018/5897817. ISSN 0962-9351. PMC 6036813. PMID 30046279.