Research Publications
FOR LICENSED PRACTITIONERS ONLY: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ON CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ON KAMPO HERBAL FORMULAS
Honso formulas are clinical-proven and evidence-based. Chinese herbal formulas are regulated as pharmaceutical prescription drugs in Japan. Since the 1960’s, Japanese researchers have gradually validated Kampo formulas with laboratory and clinical studies. Hundreds of research papers have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Honso products such as Sho-Saiko-To (Xiao Chai Hu Tang, H09) are in clinical trials for liver diseases at New York Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and UCSD Liver Center. Many of the granular and soft gel formulas are based on classical Chinese texts and have been applied to modern day conditions. It is the combination of time tested formulas, modern research analysis, and highly effective dosage method that makes Honso’s products truly unique.
Most of the Japan’s research are published using the generic names of Kampo formulas. The links below will bring up the related research on 
each herbal formula from the PubMed Database by the National Library of Medicine.
Research publications below are linked to National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Pubmed database. Public domain information on the NLM Web pages may be freely distributed and copied. We acknowledge the important research information for healthcare practitioners usage.
*The information provided here is for healthcare professional practitioners only. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
| # | Japanese Name | Chinese Name | PubMed Link |
| H07 | Hachimi-jio-gan | Bai Wei Di Huang Wan | Click Here |
| H08 | Dai-saiko-to | Da Chai Hu Tang | Click Here |
| H09 | Sho-saiko-to | Xiao Chai Hu Tang | Click Here |
| H12 | Saiko-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang | Click Here |
| H13 | Sanou-shashin-to | San Huang Xie Xin Tang | Click Here |
| H14 | Hange-shashin-to | Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang | Click Here |
| H15 | Oren-gedoku-to | Huang Lian Jie Du Tang | Click Here |
| H16 | Hange-kokuboku-to | Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | Click Here |
| H20 | Boi-ogi-to | Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang | Click Here |
| H23 | Toki-shakuyaku-san | Dang Gui Shao Yao San | Click Here |
| H24 | Kami-shoyo-san | Jia Wei Xiao Yao San | Click Here |
| H25 | Keishi-bukuryo-gan | Gui zhi fu ling wan | Click Here |
| H40 | Chorei-to | Zhu Ling Tang | Click Here |
| H41 | Hochu-ekki-to | Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang | Click Here |
| H43 | Rikkunshi-to | Liu Jun Zi Tang | Click Here |
| H45 | Keishi-to | Gui Zhi Tang | Click Here |
| H48 | Juzen-taiho-to | Shi Quan Da Bu Tang | Click Here |
| H60 | Keishika-shakuyaku-to | Gui Pi Jia Shao Yao Tang | Click Here |
| H68 | Shakuyaku-kanzo-to | Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang | Click Here |
| H71 | Shimotsu-to | Si Wu Tang | Click Here |
| H79 | Heii-san-ryo | Ping Wei San | Click Here |
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ON CLASSICAL CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS
| Pin Yin | English Name | Chinese Name | |
| Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang | Tonify the Yang to Restore Five Formula | 补阳还五汤 | Click Here |
| Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang | Bupleurum and Cinnamon Formula | 柴胡桂枝汤 | Click Here |
| Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang | Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Formula | 柴胡加龙骨牡蛎汤 | Click Here |
| Chai Hu Shu Gan San | Bupleurum to Soothe the Liver Formula | 柴胡疏肝散 | Click Here |
| Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San | Ligusticum Chuanxiong Formula with Green Tea | 川芎茶调散 | Click Here |
| Da Chai Hu Tang | Major Bupleurum Formula | 大柴胡汤 | Click Here |
| Da Cheng Qi Tang | Major Order the Qi Formula | 大承气汤 | Click Here |
| Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang | Dang Gui Formula to Tonify the Blood | 当归补血汤 | Click Here |
| Dang Gui Shao Yao San | Dang Gui and Peony Formula | 当归芍药散 | Click Here |
| Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang | Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Formula | 独活寄生汤 | Click Here |
| Gan Mai Da Zao Tang | Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Formula | 甘麦大枣汤 | Click Here |
| Gui Pi Tang | Restore the Spleen Formula | 归脾汤 | Click Here |
| Gui Zhi Fu Ling Tang | Cinnamon Twig and Poria Formula | 桂枝茯苓汤 | Click Here |
| Gui Zhi Tang | Cinnamon Formula | 桂枝湯 | Click Here |
| Huang Lian Jie Du Tang | Coptis Formula to Relieve Toxicity | 黄连解毒汤 | Click Here |
| Jia Wei Xiao Yao San | Augmented Rambling Formula | 加味逍遥散 | Click Here |
| Jia Wei Xiao Yao San | Augmented Rambling Formula | 加味逍遥散 | Click Here |
| Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan | Kidney Qi Formula from the Golden Cabinet | 金匮肾气丸 | Click Here |
| Liu Jun Zi Tang | Six Gentlemen Formula | 六君子汤 | Click Here |
| Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | Rehmannia Six Formula | 六味地黄丸 | Click Here |
| Long Dan Xie Gan Tang | Gentiana Longdancao Formula to Drain the Liver | 龙胆泻肝汤 | Click Here |
| Ma Zi Ren Wan | Hemp Seed Formula | 麻子仁丸 | Click Here |
| Mai Men Dong Tang | Ophiopogonis Formula | 麦门冬汤 | Click Here |
| Ming Mu Di Huang Wan | Rehmannia Formula to Brighten the Eyes | 明目地黄丸 | Click Here |
| Ping Wei San | Calm the Stomach Formula | 平胃散 | Click Here |
| Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang | Ginseng Formula to Nourish the Nutritive Qi | 人参养荣汤 | Click Here |
| San Huang Xie Xin Tang | Coptis Scute and Rhubarb Formula | 三黄泻心汤 | Click Here |
| Sang Ju Yin | Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Formula | 桑菊饮 | Click Here |
| Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang | Glehniae and Ophiopogonis Formula | 沙参麦冬汤 | Click Here |
| Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang | Peony and Licorice Formula | 芍药甘草汤 | Click Here |
| Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | Ginseng, Poria and White Atractylodes Formula | 参苓白术散 | Click Here |
| Sheng Mai San | Generate the Pulse Formula | 生脉散 | Click Here |
| Shi Quan Da Bu Wan | All Inclusive Great Tonifying Formula | 十全大补汤 | Click Here |
| Shi Wei Ba Du Tang | Ten-Ingredient Detoxifying Formula | 十味敗毒湯 | Click Here |
| Si Jun Zi Tang | Four Gentlemen Formula | 四君子汤 | Click Here |
| Si Wu Tang | Four Substance Formula | 四物汤 | Click Here |
| Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang | Perilla Fruit Formula for Directing Qi Downward | 苏子降气汤 | Click Here |
| Suan Zao Ren Tang | Sour Jujube Formula | 酸枣仁汤 | Click Here |
| Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin | Gastrodia and Uncaria Formula | 天麻钩藤饮 | Click Here |
| Wen Dan Tang | Warm the Gallbladder Formula | 温胆汤 | Click Here |
| Wen Jing Tang | Warm the Menses Formula | 温经汤 | Click Here |
| Xiao Chai Hu Tang | Minor Bupleurum Formula | 小柴胡汤 | Click Here |
| Xiao Ke Fang | Wasting and Thirsting Formula | 消渴方 | Click Here |
| Xiao Yao San | Rambling Formula | 逍遥散 | Click Here |
| Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang | Drive Out Stasis from the Mansion of Blood Formula | 血府逐瘀汤 | Click Here |
| Yin Qiao San | Honeysuckle and Forsythia Formula | 银翘散 | Click Here |
| You Gui Wan | Restore the Right Kidney Formula | 右归丸 | Click Here |
| Yu Ping Feng San | Jade Windscreen Formula | 玉屏风散 | Click Here |
| Zhi Sou San | Respiratory Ease Formula | 止嗽散 | Click Here |
| Zuo Gui Wan | Restore the Left Kidney Formula | 左归丸 | Click Here |