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Oriental Medicine in Japan, Lymphology and the Primo Vascular System

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Recently, the treatment of various diseases by Oriental medicine has become very popular. The author would like to introduce Japanese Oriental medicine and his experience in the treatment of lymphedema with oral Oriental drugs which may be useful for doctors in other countries.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University, School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Moriya Ohkuma

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Correspondence to Moriya Ohkuma .

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  1. , Advanced Institute of Convergence Techno, Seoul National University, Seoul, 443-270, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Kwang-Sup Soh

  2. , Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, 40292, Kentucky, USA

    Kyung A. Kang

  3. , Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

    David K Harrison

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Ohkuma, M. (2012). Oriental Medicine in Japan, Lymphology and the Primo Vascular System. In: Soh, KS., Kang, K., Harrison, D. (eds) The Primo Vascular System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0601-3_40

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