Dōmei Yakazu Life . Born as Shirō , the fourth son of Tatsunosuke Yakazu and Sute Yakazu in 1905 at Omiya , now Hitachiomiya , Ibaragi Prefecture , he graduated from Mito Commercial School and entered Tokyo Medical University . There he studied traditional Chinese medicine under Professor Mori Dohaku along with his elder brother Kaku . He graduated in 1930 , and less than a year later , he renamed himself with an art - name , as Dōmei Yakazu . In 1933 , he started his clinic , " Onchido Iin " , in Tansucho , Yotsuyaku , Tokyo with his younger brother Yudo . Restoration Movement of Chinese Medicine . In 1933 , his younger brother Yudo contracted typhoid fever . Western medicine seemed to do little for his health , and eventually he called upon by Keisetsu Ohtsuka , another kampo physician . His recovered in a way that seemed to him , miraculous . This became an important meeting of the two schools of kampo medicine . Dōmei belonged to the new school , while Ohtsuka belonged to the classical school . Since this meeting , the both schools were united , and a restoration of kampo medicine was started . Dōmei , Ohtsuka and physician Totaro Shimizu formed a Japanese Kampo Medicine Association in 1934 . They began publication of the monthly journal " Kampo and Kampo Drugs " . Other important members included Kyushin Yumoto and Kenzo Okuda of the classical school , Chokyu Kimura , Anshu Anzai , Yasuaki Nakano , Kōmon Morita of the intermediate school , Kōzō Kurihara and Yūshiro Kimura of pharmacology , Sorei Yanagiya of acupuncture and Yasuhide Ishihara of medical history . Incidentally , the advertisement of kampo medicine was prohibited as a branch of medicine by the Interior ministry , which corresponds to the present Ministry of Health , Labour and Welfare ( Japan ) . Although kampo medicine was not popular at that time , more than 1000 joined the association . Lectures of Kampo Medicine at Takushoku University . In 1936 , Dōmei , Ohtsuka and others began lecturing at Takushoku University . The calligraphy of the opening ceremony was written by Toyama Mitsuru ( 頭山 満 ? , 1855 - 1944 ) , who was a political leader in early 20th century Japan . A total of 61 persons attended the first lectures . The president of Takushoku University formally accepted the lectures in 1937 as the aptly named , " Takushoku University Kampo Medicine Lectures " . These lectures were followed as Kampo Medicine Lectures of Kampo Tomonokai , with the assistance of president Tsumura Juntendo . This was followed by the present " Institute of Kampo Medicine " . Traditional Medicine , Asia and Manchuria . In 1938 , after the proposal of Dōmei , the " Asia Medicine Association " was establish . It published the journal Toa Igaku ( Asian Medicine ) in 1939 . According to policy at the time , it was classified as " Kampo and kampo drugs " . Later in 1954 , Domei restarted Toa Igaku and became the chairman of the directors . He published the monthly " Kanpo no rinsho ( Clinics of Kanpo ) " . In 1940 , he attended a conference on traditional medicine in Manchurian medical universities , and proposed the continuation of traditional medicine there . His proposal was subsequently accepted . The Practice of Kampo Medinine . In 1941 , Dōmei of the post - classical school , Keisetsu Ohtsuka of the classical school , Nagahisa Kimura of the intermediate school , and Fujitaro Shimizu of pharmacology completed a book entitled " Practice of Kampo Medicine " published by Nanzando after 3 years of preparations . This was a revolutionary textbook since it was written so that those who studied Western medicine could learn kampo medicine by oneself . This book has also been translated into Chinese . The second edition was published in 1954 . Imperial Japanese Army . In October , 1941 , Dōmei was drafted and became a doctor of the Imperial Japanese Army . He was sent to the Philippines , Rabaul , and Bougainville Island . There , he learned the local method of kampo , by which a local plant called sago can be eaten . This is reported to have saved many lives of soldiers . He returned to Japan in March 1946 . In 1973 , Dōmei revisited the island and presented the local village with an organ . He wrote a book " The records of Bougainvillea island army hospital " in 1976 . Postwar Years . After returning to Japan , he worked at his office in Ibaragi Prefecture . In 1949 , he became a member of Japan Oriental Medicine Association preparatory committee . In 1951 , he established the Onchido Yakazu doctor ' s office in Ogawacho , Shinjuku , Tokyo . In 1950 , he assumed the post of one of the directors of the Japan Oriental Medicine Association and between 1959 and 1962 he was the chairman of the board of directors . The Japan Oriental Medicine Association was allowed to join the Japan Medical Association later in 1991 . At long last , kampo medicine was accepted as one branch of medicine to be advertised in 2008 . This also included kampo internal medicine , kampo surgery and kampo allergy medicine . University education , Ph . D . and Award . In 1953 , he lectured on orienal medicine at Tokyo Medical University and started his Ph . D . studies in 1954 under Professor Saburo Hara of pharmacology . He completed his studies on the pharmacological studies of Aconitum and became a Professor . Since 1960 , he became a director of the Association of the Japanese Medical History and he presented the Yakazu Medical History Award with the retirement grant in 1988 . On October 21 , 2002 he died of old age .