Overview of Annual Meeting of IPPS Japan Region 2006

摘要

On 15 and 16 July, the 13th Annual Conference of the IPPS Japan Region took place in Wakayama Prefecture. Professor Nito, the International Director for IPPS Japan Region, served as the Executive Secretary of the Wakayama Conference and obtained cooperation from Ruiki University to develop a successful conference. On the first day, we had a keynote presentation from IPPS Japan Region member in Osaka; the subject of his address was "Search for Medicinal Wealth" (Fig. 1). He discussed a new method thatis used to evaluate for positive effects of herbal dishes using radar charts and discussed its theoretical background in detail. He compared the radar charts for some Kampo medicines (Chinese herbal medicine) as well as herbal dishes that have been prescribed for the same disease. He also introduced cooking recipes for the herbal dishes. Additionally, he showed similar patterns in most cases, and it is concluded from the results that radar charts may be used to assess the biological activities of herbal dishes in comparison with Kampo prescriptions.