Protective actions of acupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy on hepatic function in the patient of cirrhosis after hepatitis.
- Author:
Jia-quan HUANG
1
;
Ju-hong DENG
;
Zhi-xiang ZHENG
;
Fei XIAO
;
Jian-jun ZHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Biomarkers; Digestion; Hepatitis; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; drug therapy
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(9):613-615
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the therapeutic effect of acupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy on cirrhosis after hepatitis.
METHODSOne hundred and twenty patients with cirrhosis after hepatitis were randomly divided into 2 groups. The control group (n=60) were treated by the hepatic protective therapy (diammonium glyeyrrhiznate, Silymarin, compound Tanshin, vitamin E), and the treatment group were treated by the liver-protective therapy and acupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy, for 2-6 therapeutic courses. Clinical symptoms, hepatic function, serum markers of hepatitis B virus and indexes of hepatic fibrosis were investigated.
RESULTSThe markedly effective rate and the total effective rate were 65.0% and 95.0% in the treatment group, and 43.3% and 91.7% in the control group, and the serum indexes of hepatic fibrosis decreased signficantly, with significantly diferences (all P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONAcupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy can improve clinical symptoms, rapidly restore hepatic function, decrease serum indexes of hepatic fibrosis in the patient of cirrhosis after hepatitis.
