A Kampo medicine, kamishoyosan, ameliorates menstruation-associated symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome: An exploratory open-label, randomized controlled trial

Jun Chikumi, Eri Sato, Ai Ikebuchi, Yohei Tokita, Mitsuto Fukushige, Mayu Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sunada, Yusuke Endo, Hisashi Noma, Tasuku Harada, Fuminori Taniguchi

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0362303
Published: 2026-11-06
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0362303,
  title = {A Kampo medicine, kamishoyosan, ameliorates menstruation-associated symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome: An exploratory open-label, randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Jun Chikumi and Eri Sato and Ai Ikebuchi and Yohei Tokita and Mitsuto Fukushige and Mayu Yamamoto and Hiroshi Sunada and Yusuke Endo and Hisashi Noma and Tasuku Harada and Fuminori Taniguchi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0362303},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0362303}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Kampo medicine, kamishoyosan, ameliorates menstruation-associated symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome: An exploratory open-label, randomized controlled trial
AU  - Jun Chikumi
AU  - Eri Sato
AU  - Ai Ikebuchi
AU  - Yohei Tokita
AU  - Mitsuto Fukushige
AU  - Mayu Yamamoto
AU  - Hiroshi Sunada
AU  - Yusuke Endo
AU  - Hisashi Noma
AU  - Tasuku Harada
AU  - Fuminori Taniguchi
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0362303
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Chikumi, J., Sato, E., Ikebuchi, A., Tokita, Y., Fukushige, M., Yamamoto, M., Sunada, H., Endo, Y., Noma, H., Harada, T., & Taniguchi, F. (2026). A Kampo medicine, kamishoyosan, ameliorates menstruation-associated symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome: An exploratory open-label, randomized controlled trial. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0362303

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