Kampo

Kampo
Japanese name
Kanji漢方医学
Transcriptions
RomanizationKanpō igaku
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese日本漢方醫學
Simplified Chinese日本汉方医学
Literal meaning"Han [Chinese] medicine in Japan"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRìběn Hànfāng yīxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYaht-bún Hon-fōng yī-hohk

Kampo or Kanpō medicine (漢方医学, Kanpō igaku), often known simply as Kanpō (漢方, Chinese medicine), is the study of traditional Chinese medicine in Japan following its introduction, beginning in the 7th century.[1] It was adapted and modified to suit Japanese culture and traditions. Traditional Japanese medicine uses most of the Chinese methods, including acupuncture, moxibustion, traditional Chinese herbology, and traditional food therapy.

Shennong (Japanese: Shinnō) tasting herbs to ascertain their qualities (19th-century Japanese scroll)
Manase Dōsan (1507–94) who laid the foundations for a more independent Japanese medicine
  1. ^ Dharmananda, Subhuti. "Kampo Medicine: The Practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Japan". Institute for Traditional Medicine. Retrieved December 12, 2010.