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Background Methods Results Conclusion More than 500 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected from various databases by the evidence‐based medicine committee of the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine (JSOM). Their structured abstracts have been published in Japanese and English in “Evidence Reports of Kampo Treatment.”From among these RCTs, “Kampo Best RCTs” were selected according to impact factor and number of Google Scholar citations.Four of the authors in this article presented their data at a symposium at the 74th Congress of the JSOM in June 2024. Kazunari Tominaga was elected as the No. 1 author among the best RCTs. His two articles described the effects of rikkunshito on functional dyspepsia and non‐erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, respectively. Hidekazu Suzuki was elected as No. 2. His article described the effect of rikkunshito on functional dyspepsia. The No. 3 author, Toshimi Kaido, and No. 4 author, Chu Matsuda, described the effects of daikenchuto on adult gastrointestinal disorder following liver transplant and the effects of hangeshashinto on chemotherapy‐induced stomatitis, respectively. These four articles were all based on double‐blind RCTs. Although a range of hardships were encountered during the studies, these RCTs were reported in original articles, providing clinical evidence of high international reputation.Here, we describe the details and the hardships encountered by the authors, identify points to note in the interpretation of clinical trial results, and finally mention the current status and future prospects of Kampo RCTs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The Japanese government defined integrative/integrated medicine (IM) as "medical practice led by physicians, cooperating with other specialists." Therefore, the basics of comprehensive medical education should be provided in medical universities. We investigated the situation of IM with special reference to Kampo medicines in the national core curricula, national examination standards and the syllabuses for lectures published on the universities' websites. Methods: In the published documents regarding the core curriculum, national examination standards and syllabuses in the academic year 2018, we analyzed whether they include IM. Results: Four kinds of universities offered "Kampo medicine" (Japanese traditional herbal medicine) as their core curriculum. Pharmaceutical universities included "health food", and nursing universities included "alternative medicine". National examination standards for dentists and pharmacists included Kampo medicine, but those for doctors and nurses did not. In the syllabuses of medical universities, 85% included Kampo medicine, but the percentage for IMs was low. The situation was similar in dental universities. All pharmaceutical universities included Kampo medicines and health foods; other IMs were low. The number for all IMs in nursing universities was lower than half. Conclusion: Based on the definition of IM in this paper, we investigated the actual situation of IM education including Kampo in all universities. There were considerable differences between all the faculties. For medical doctor, the Kampo medicines listed in the model core curriculum that are not included in the national examination standard should be rectified. For pharmacists, it is important to deepen the educational contents in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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