Effect of exterior point application combined with herbal concentrate-granules on 60 cases of asthma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2013.03.006
- VernacularTitle:内服外贴法用于支气管哮喘的临床研究
- Author:
Qi WANG
;
Ming YAO
;
Xuefeng YU
;
Zhenwu GUO
;
Yan MENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Exterior and interior combined therapy;
Hot wheezing;
Asthma
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;(3):211-213
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of combined therapy of external point application and herbal concentrate-granules on patients with asthma (hot wheezing in TCM).Methods 60 patients suffering from onset period of bronchial asthma were randomized to a control group and a treatment group.The control group was given budesonide inhaler and theophylline sustained release tablets.The treatment group was given combined therapy of external point application and herbal concentrate-granules.The course of treatment was 10 days.To observe the value ofFEV1％,ACT scores and TCM syndrome scores etc.Results After treatment,the value of FEV 1％ [treatment group:(82.83 ± 11.35) ％,control group:(83.85 ± 16.72) ％] and ACT [treatment group:(19.86±2.32),control group:(19.66±2.54)] in both groups were markedly increased with statistical significance (P＜0.01); and the difference between the two groups were also significant; TCM syndrome scoring [treatment group:(4.27±3.65),control group:(5.05±4.14)] was notably decreased in both groups compared with the values before the treatment with statistical significance (P＜0.01); but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P＞0.05).Conclusion The combined therapy of external point application and herbal concentrate-granules can treat bronchial asthma in the acute clinical course and improve lung function.
