It is said that Konzan, sensing at that time a crisis in Chinese medicine, for which it was difficult to verify the effects, and seeking among other things to confirm the efficacy of available pharmaceuticals, took the lead in developing verifiable medicine in Japan and championed the medical reformation movement. ###>Et c’est ainsi qu’il est devenu l’un des porte-drapeaux de la réforme de la médecine au Japon.