Therapeutic Observation on Treatment of Infantile Epidemic Parotitis with Chaihu Gegen Decoction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2009.06.021
- VernacularTitle:柴胡葛根汤为主治疗小儿流行性腮腺炎疗效观察
- Author:
Libin DONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Epidemic parotitis;
Chaihu Gegen decoction
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2009;31(6):523-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical effects of Chaihu Gegen decoction in treating children's epidemic parotitis and to explore its possible mechanism. Methods Sixty five patients were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group. The control group was treated with conventional western therapy (CWT) , while the treatment group was treated with CWT plus Chaihu Gegen decoction and external application of Chinese medicine. The therapeutic effects in both groups were observed. Results The body temperature and the improvement time of clinical symptoms were obviously better in treatment group than the control group. The effective rate was 94.29% and 76.67% in the treatment group and the control group respectively. The difference between the two groups was significance (P<0.05). Conclusion It is effective to treat epidemic parotitis with Chaigu Gegen decoction combined with external treatment.
