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# Yokukansan helps schizophrenia
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/yokukansan_helps_schizophrenia_0915140345/
- Published: 2014-09-15T16:44:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:24:59.000Z
- Description: A report suggests the traditional herbal medicine yokukansan may help treat schizophrenia. Several open-label clinical studies found it effective against schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like psychosis, and animal and neurobiology work points to antipsychotic properties in its ingredients.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Herbs, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

A report suggests that Yokukansan (TJ-54), also called yi-gan san in Chinese may help treat schizophrenia. Yokukansan, a traditional herbal medicine, has a therapeutic effect against neuropsychiatric disorders and several open-label clinical studies have shown yokukansan is effective at treating schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like psychosis. Animal studies and neurobiology also reveal that yokukansan and its ingredients have antipsychoticproperties. (David Liu)*Yu CH, Ishii R, Yu SC, Takeda M., Yokukansan and its ingredients as possible treatment options for schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 Sep 1;10:1629-34.*