Clinical Observation on Modified Bushen Huoxie Decoction for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia
- VernacularTitle:补肾活血汤加减治疗血管性痴呆的临床研究
- Author:
Xiangjiang TANG
;
Yingrong LAO
;
Zhimin YANG
;
Peixin HUANG
;
Xiaodong LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
VASCULAR DEMENTIA/TCD therapy;
BUSHEN HUOXIE DECOCTION/therapeutic use;
REINFORCING KIDNEY AND NOURISHING BLOOD;
ACTIVATING BLOOD
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2004;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[ Objective ] To observe the therapeutic effect of Bushen Huoxie Decoction (mainly composed of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Fructus Corni, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Fructus Lycii, Radix Morindae Officinalis, Herba Cistanches, Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, Radix Polygalae, etc. ) for the treatment of vascular dementia (VD) . [Methods] Eighty cases of VD were randomized into two groups by using random number table: group A ( n = 40) was treated with modified Bushen Huoxie Decoction and group B (n = 40) with duxil and nimodipine. After a 3-month treatment, the therapeutic effect of the two groups was evaluated, and mini-mental state examination (MMSE), activities of daily life (ADL) and blood rheology before and after treatment were observed. [Results] The total therapeutic effective rate was 80.0% in group A and 57.5% in group B, the difference being significant ( P