Clinical observation on Herba Houttuyniae Injection in treating senile pneumonia
- VernacularTitle:鱼腥草注射液治疗老年人肺炎的临床观察
- Author:
Bingyu LI
;
Qinan WAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Herba Houttuyniae Injection;
Senile pneumonia
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical effect of Herba Houttuyniae Injection in treating senile pneumonia and to explore its possible mechanism. Methods Sixty-five patients were randomly divided into two groups. The control group was treated with conventional western therapy (CWT), while the treatment group was treated with CWT plus Herba Houttuyniae Injection. The changes of serum cytokines, IL-2 and TNF-?, before and after treatment were observed. Results the total effective rate of treatment group is 94.3%, while that of the control group is 83.3%. The difference of the total effective rate between the two groups was significant(P
