Kampo Medicine is the traditional herbal medicine of Japan with a history of more than 1500 years. Originating in China, Kampo Medicine obtained unique features in Japan, characterised by a refinement and pragmatic reduction of the application and the number of herbs. Today, Kampo Medicine is well integrated into modern health care in Japan.
Indications are a variety of chronic and functional diseases, such as functional gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, autoimmune diseases,deficiency syndromes, menopausal disorders, and problems in oncology and geriatrics.
This second international symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine will give the opportunity to discuss historical, anthropological, and clinical features of Kampo medicine and will help in bridging traditional and modern health care. Leading experts from Japan and the West in this field will give an overview of recent research and will share their clinical experience.
The history of cultural exchange between Japan and Europe is manifold and medicine is one part of it. We just think of intercultural physicians like the British physician William Willis. And Japanese Kampo medicine itself is full of fascinating cultural aspects but it is also an example that a method rooted in tradition still may have relevance in modern health care. And this relevance is international. The practice of Japanese Kampo medicine is continuously spreading in Europe, mainly in Great Britain and Germany. Our International Society for Japanese Kampo Medicine, with mainly British, German and Japanese delegates, is a good example for successful collaboration and a remarkable international friendship. Thus the title of our symposium “Japanese Herbal Medicine (Kampo): Bridging Tradition and Modern Health Care” is fitting well to the 400th anniversary of Japan-British relations.
Please register in advance by completing the registration form on the ISJKM website. The price of this conference is £70 for the day
Organised by the International Society for Japanese Kampo Medicine (ISJKM) in association with the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine (JSOM)