A Combined Protocol of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture for Chronic Gastritis
- VernacularTitle:中药复方及针刺结合治疗慢性浅表性胃炎临床疗效分析
- Author:
Ningxia ZHAO
;
Yinhu XIN
;
Qinyou REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic superficial gastritis;
acupuncture therapy;
Chinese compound medicine;
stomachache
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective] To evaluate the clinical curative effect of a combined protocol using Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for chronic gastritis.[Methods] 23 patients used the Chinese medicine only(group 1)and 65 patients received the combined protocol(2).Clinical symptoms and gastroscopic findings before and after treatment were recorded and analyzed.[Results] The clinical symptoms improved greatly in 15 of the group 1,with an overall curative rate 65%,and in 62 of the group 2 with an overall curative rate 95%.The difference between the 2 groups was significant.[Conclusion] The combined use of Chinese medicine and the needle medicine is preferable to single use of Chinese medicine for chronic gastritis.
