Japanese Plant Medicine & Detox Patches

During the 15th century, towards the end of Muromachi period (1333 - 1573 AD), Japanese plant medicine was on the rise and the practice of alternative medicine became a profession that attracted some of the best minds in the country. Consequently, up to 120 alternative remedies were introduced. The traditional philosophy underlying Japanese plant medicine & alternative approaches is the belief that health depends on unimpeded circulation, which in turn depends on the body's ability to maintain homeostasis. Disease is an imbalance resulting from the interaction between the person's constitution and the environment, both external and internal.

During the Meiji period, (1868-1912 AD) Japan was influenced by European culture. Eager to modernize, the emphasis in Japanese plant medicine shifted to adopting Western methods of surgery, anaesthesia and microbiology. Japanese's alternative medicine was all but abandoned, but as it turned out, only temporarily. It began to attract attention again as early as the 1920s. During that time, a number of organizations for Japanese plant medicine and alternative approaches were founded, including the Japan Toyo Medical Association, based at the Asian Medicine Research Centre at Chiba University, and the Japan Society of Oriental Medicine.

Detox Patches were one of the remedies introduced during the Muromachi period. At that time, the Detox Patch was the only remedy to treat acute illness, to regenerate energy and prevent recurrences and lingering debility. It was also used as a remedy to eliminate skin infections, and to remove unpleasant odours.

The clinical research efforts of these organizations for the recognition of alternative medicine, including Detox Patch & Japanese Plant Medicine, have been so successful that today Public Health Insurance covers 148 alternative medicine formulas prescribed by physicians, 861 over the counter preparations, 180 raw herbs and 53 powdered herbs prescribed by physicians. The Ministry of Health approves herbs and herbal formulae by the same process that governs new pharmaceutical products and strictly regulates the quality of all Japanese's plant medicine products. For all products, standardization specification, purity, stability and microbiological assays are among the mandatory tests that are monitored by the Ministry of Health. Public confidence in the ability of the government to regulate public safety is very high.

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