How expensive is traditional chinese medicine in japan?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at
7:28 am
I´m going to be in Chiba for one year from september and i was wondering if traditional chinese medicine was cheaper there than it is here (germany). I have neurodermatitis at my hands which is probably caused by an allergy. Here in germany a 3 month therapy would cost around 450 euros. Is traditional chinese medicine in japan maybe cheaper than in germany?
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I wonder if "traditional Chinese medicine" even exists in Chiba. Japan has mainly Japanese medicine. There is no need to have Chinese ones.
I think you need to be more specific what kind of Chinese medicine it is.
It really depends. But roughly speaking, it’s about same price also in Japan.
Regarding typical Chinese medicine, it cost about 400 to 600 Yen per day, 36,000 yen to 54,000 Yen per 3 month. It’s about 280 to 423 Euros.
Chinese medicine is called "Kanpo Yaku," "漢方薬".
If you are visiting Chiba, I know one Chinese Medicine Specialty Clinic/Drug store.
The name of that Medicine Store is "Kuno Heiandoh" "久能平安堂". It’s at Tsudanuma Station, 15 minutes from Chiba Station by train. I don’t know if they understand English or German. Myself actually went there to treat my asthma, many years ago when I was child.
I guess there are some others in Chiba, and many more in Tokyo. I’m not sure if they have same Chinese medicine available in these store.
Followings are Japanese web site of "Kuno Heiandoh", but keep it just for your reference. There’s E-mail address; you can ask them if they have same medicine that you are currently taking. you should ask you current pharmacist how your current medicine name written in Chinese characters. I guess Japanese pharmacist of chinese medicine don’t know medicines’ name in English/German, but pretty sure they know it’s name in Chinese characters.
Allergy and nerodermaitis some time improve when you move to different climate or environment. I hope it happens to you.
http://www.mmjp.or.jp/kunou-heiandoh/index.htm#mokuji
http://www.mmjp.or.jp/kunou-heiandoh/riyou-annnai.htm