Relation between the TCM Constitution and the Lung Function of Asthmatic Bronchitis Children
- VernacularTitle:哮喘性支气管炎患儿中医体质与肺功能的关系
- Author:
Weiwei LI
;
Juan HAN
;
Caiwen WU
;
Guangqing WANG
;
Yaowei WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Asthmatic bronchitis;
Children;
TCM constitution;
Lung function
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the relation between the TCM constitution and the lung function of asthmatic bronchitis children to lay a foundation to apply the TCM constitution theory in preventing and treating children asthmatic diseases.Methods Following the Zhu's method,120 asthmatic bronchitis children were divided into normal constitution,phlegm-damp constitution,qi deficiency constitution,internal heat constitution,and both qi and yin deficiency constitution.Based on the Su's method,the cases were classified into balance constitution,lung-spleen Ⅰ constitution,lung-spleen Ⅱ constitution,spleen-kidney Ⅰ constitution,and spleen-kidney Ⅱ constitution.Their lung function was tested and the TPTEF /Te and VPTEF/Ve of each constitution were analyzed.Results Of the 120 cases,37 ones (30.8%) were qi deficiency constitution;33 ones (27.5%) were phlegm-damp constitution;and 60 ones (50.0%) were lung-spleen Ⅱ constitution.Compared with those with normal constitution,the cases with the phlegm-damp constitution,qi deficiency constitution,internal heat constitution,and both qi and yin deficiency constitution had significantly lowered TPTEF/Te and VPTEF/Ve (P
