Chinese Journal of Diabetes 2000;8(5):269-271

Effects of puerar in injection on diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Jiayi LIN ; Lun DAI ; Jiegui XU

Keywords

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN)Protein nonenzymatic glycationAldose reductase inhibitor

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of puerar in injection on the diabetic preipheral neuropathy (DPN).MethodsComparing sixty-six cases in puerar treat group with twenty-two cases in mecobalamin control group.And observing the effects of puerar in injection on the electromyo graphy,FBG,HbAlc,hemorheology and erythrocyte polyol.ResultsMarked effective rate:51.51% (treat group);22.72% (control group) (P<001).Effective rate:89.39% (treat group );58.10% (control group) (P<005).In treat group after treatment,FBG fell slightly without any meaning in statistics (P>005);HbA1c decreased markedly (P<001);hemorheology improved evidently;erythrocyte polyol decreased conspicuously (P<001).ConclusionPuerar in injection has a good effect in DPN remedy.