1.Study on the rules of traditional Chinese medicine to promote wound healing based on data mining
Zhongwei LEI ; Jie DU ; Hongyi SUN ; Qinwufeng GU ; Bai LI ; Yanlong YANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2022;40(3):281-285
Objective To provide new ideas for promoting wound healing by digging and sorting out the medication rules in ancient classics and modern literatures. Methods The prescriptions for promoting wound healing recorded in literatures were collected to establish the database. The data mining technology was used for the analysis. Results 75 prescriptions and 203 traditional Chinese medicines were recorded in the ancient TCM literatures for promoting wound healing. The core medicines included frankincense, liquorice, angelica sinensis, angelica dahuricae, cortex phellodendri, myrrh, etc. They mainly belong to the class of clearing-heat drugs, promoting-circulation drugs, reinforcing drugs, relieving drugs, detoxification and tissue granulation drugs. Cluster analysis and association rule analysis were conducted for 16 core drugs. 4 cluster combinations ,15 groups of drug pairs and drug group association rules were obtained. Conclusion The prescription rules for wound healing mainly included clearing heat, promoting circulation, reinforcing, relieving, detoxification, and promoting tissue granulation. TCM wound treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation for fever, blood stasis, deficiency, anabrosis, exterior syndrome and poisoning.
2.Clinical observation on Jiu-Wei-Yong-An granule combined with cetirizine in the treatment of eczema with damp-heat accumulation of skin syndrome
Yuanyuan MENG ; Yunyang WU ; Tingru CHEN ; Qinwufeng GU ; Yanlong YANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2025;43(6):298-302
Objective To observe the clinical effect of Jiu-Wei-Yong-An granule combined with cetirizine in the treatment of damp-heat accumulation syndrome of eczema. Methods 108 eczema patients with syndrome of damp-heat accumulated in the skin, treated in the Department of Traditional Chinese Surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University from December 2021 to March 2023, were selected. They were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 54 cases in each. Both groups took cetirizine tablets orally for basic treatment. The observation group was given Jiu-Wei-Yong-An granules, and the control group was given placebos of the same. The clinical efficacy before and after treatment in the two groups was observed and compared, including TCM syndrome scores, eczema area and severity index (EASI), visual analogue scale (VAS), and adverse reactions. Results After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group (88.9%) was higher than that of the control group (77.8%), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM syndrome score, EASI and VAS in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the difference was statistically significant. There was no significant difference in the total rate of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The combination of Jiu-Wei-Yong-An granules and cetirizine tablets in the treatment of damp-heat eczema showed significantly better clinical outcomes in the observation group compared to the control. It effectively improved patient conditions, reduced skin lesion areas, and alleviated itching, with both safety and efficacy that merit clinical promotion.
3.Meta-analysis of external treatment by Traditional Chinese Medicine for skin pruritus induced by eczema
Tingru CHEN ; Qinwufeng GU ; Yunyang WU ; Yuanyuan MENG ; Yanlong YANG ; Ruimin LI
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2025;43(8):383-389
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)external treatment methods in alleviating skin pruritus caused by eczema through a Meta-analysis. Methods Randomized clinical trials investigating the use of TCM external treatment methods for skin pruritus caused by eczema were searched in databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP, Wanfang, Sinomed, PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Cochrane, up to December 2024. Two reviewers independently screened and entered the statistical data, conducted bias risk assessment by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, version 5.1.0, and performed Meta-analysis using RevMan 5.4.1. Results Ultimately, 14 studies involving 1 788 patients were included. Compared to the control group, TCM external treatment methods (treatment group)showed better improvement in pruritus scores (Z=11.88, P<0.000 01), better improvement in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) scores (Z=23.15, P<0.000 01), higher overall clinical efficacy rate (Z=6.21, P<0.000 01), better improvement in TCM symptoms (Z=5.49, P<0.000 01), and lower clinical recurrence rate (Z=2.88, P=0.004). Three of the included studies mentioned adverse reactions, with the treatment group showing lower adverse reactions than the control group. Conclusion The external treatment of TCM was more effective in treating skin pruritus caused by eczema compared to the control group. Given the biases and heterogeneity in the included literature, this conclusion needs to be further substantiated by more large-scale, multi-center, randomized, controlled, and double-blind studies.