Special thanks to the members of Sub Committee to Assess the Efficacy of Kampo Formulations, Committee on Kampo Formulations for Prescription, Japan Kampo Medicines Manufacturers Association, Natsumi TAMAKI, Miyuki MINARI, Fumiko NIINO, Shin-ichi SUZUKI, Masayo TAIRA, Masako MURAYAMA, Ichiro UTAKA, Reiko SAIJO, Miho SHIBAHARA, Sachie HIRATA, Keiji MORI, Madoka KURAHASHI, Masaaki OSHIRO, Tsuneo KAWASHIMA, and Masayuki TAKEZAKI for their cooperation in gathering references and the members of the Japan Medical Abstracts Society for showing how to gather references and select randomized controlled trials.
