Curative effect evaluation on 46 cases of cold-heat complex diarrhea type irritable bowel syndrome treated with Wumei pill
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2013.08.006
- VernacularTitle:乌梅丸用于寒热错杂型腹泻型肠易激综合征的疗效评价
- Author:
Tao YE
;
Xiaping TAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Irritable bowel syndrome;
Cold-heat complex;
Wumei Pill
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;35(8):689-691
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of Wumei Pill in the treatment of cold-heat complex diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.Methods Modified Wumei Pill was adopted to treat 46 cases of cold-heat complex diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome.Five main symptoms of stool frequency,stool shape and properties,abdominal pain and discomfort,bowel gurgling,vulnerable to the cold were observed.The symptom scores before the treatment and 1 week,2 weeks and 4 weeks after the treatment were evaluated.Results After the treatment of 1 week,2 weeks and 4 weeks,the overall efficiency was 58.70％(27/46),84.78％(39/46),and 97.83％(45/46) respectively,and there were significant differences in curative effect between the different treatment courses (between treatment of 2 weeks and 1 weekx2＝8.571,between treatment of 4 weeks and 2 weekx2=16.426,between treatment of 4 weeks and 1 week x2=35.622).Effective rate of symptoms after 4 weeks treatment were respectively:stool frequency 82.05％ (32/39),stool shape and properties 95.56％ (43/45),abdominal pain and discomfort 92.86％ (39/42),bowel gurgling 85.71％ (18/21),vulnerable to the cold 64.29％ (27/42),and there was obvious differences in effective percentage of five kinds of symptoms between treatment of 4 weeks and 1 week (Stool frequency x2 =7.123、stool shape and properties x2 =13.611、abdominal pain or discomfort x2 =7.721、bowel gurgling x2=10.096、vulnerable to the cold x2=10.769).Conclusion.The clinical effect of Wumei Pill for the treatment of cold-heat complex diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome was defined.
