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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Tsumura & Co., Minato-ku, JP;
Mitsue Nishiyama, Ibaraki, JP;
TSUMURA & Co., Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a method for predicting the effect of Daikenchuto, a method for determining the dosage of Daikenchuto, etc. using an objective index by a method for predicting the effectiveness of Daikenchuto in a patient characterized by including the following steps (a) and (b): (a) a step of determining the ratio of the phylum Bacteroidetes to the phylum Firmicutes (B/Fratio) in the intestine of the patient by analyzing the intestinal flora of the patient; and (b) a step of determining the effectiveness of Daikenchuto in the patient by comparison with criteria such that when the B/Fratio is lower than a reference value, Daikenchuto is more effective, and when the B/Fratio is higher than a reference value, Daikenchuto is less effective, and a method for determining the dosage of Daikenchuto for a patient characterized by including the following steps (a) and (e): (a) a step of determining the ratio of the phylum Bacteroidetes to the phylum Firmicutes (B/Fratio) in the intestine of the patient by analyzing the intestinal flora of the patient, and (e) a step of determining the dosage of Daikenchuto for the patient by decreasing the dosage of Daikenchuto for the patient when the B/Fratio determined in the step (a) is a lower value than a reference value, and increasing the dosage of Daikenchuto for the patient when the B/Fratio is a higher value than a reference value.