Traditional Chinese therapy initiates oral feeding in a stroked woman after three years of nasogastric tube feeding

Traditional Chinese therapy initiates oral feeding in a stroked woman after three years of nasogastric tube feeding

Banxia Houpu Tang, a traditional Chinese medicine, helped in initiating oral feeding in a stroke patient, after three years of nasogastric tube feeding. This Chinese medicine has potential in eliminating the need for nasogastric feeding and for physical restraints in geriatric individuals after a st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koh Iwasaki, Motonari Kurachi, Tatsuya Nogami, Shin Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Aspiration pneumonia
Banxia Houpu Tang
nasogastric tube
physical restraints
traditional Chinese medicine
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=9;spage=3059;epage=3060;aulast=Iwasaki
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Summary:Banxia Houpu Tang, a traditional Chinese medicine, helped in initiating oral feeding in a stroke patient, after three years of nasogastric tube feeding. This Chinese medicine has potential in eliminating the need for nasogastric feeding and for physical restraints in geriatric individuals after a stroke.
ISSN:2249-4863

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