中药外敷法治疗肺气亏虚型咳嗽

Treatment of cough with lung Qi deficiency syndrome by external application of TCM

目的观察中药外敷法治疗咳嗽(肺气亏虚证)的临床疗效。方法将60例咳嗽(肺气亏虚证)的患者随机分为治疗组与对照组,各30例,治疗组采用中药外敷穴位贴敷法(外敷于膏肓、厥阴俞、尺泽、璇玑穴),对照组采用穴位针刺法,分析治疗后症状及体征的改善情况。结果治疗组总有效率为93.3%,对照组总有效率为80.0%,2组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中药外敷法治疗咳嗽(肺气亏虚证),能调节神经—体液—免疫系统,补益肺气,达到解痉止咳的作用。

Objective To observe the clinical effect of external application of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） of cough （lung qi deficiency syndrome）. Methods 60 cases of patients with cough （lung qi deficiency syndrome） were randomly divided into two groups （30 cases of patients each group）. The treatment group were administrated with external application of TCM on the acupoint of B1 43, Jueyinyu, L15 and Xuanji; while the control group use acupuncture. Researchers then observe patients＇ clinical symptoms and analyze the improvement after the treatment. Results The total effectiveness of treatment group is 93.3 %, and that of control group is 80.0%. Comparing the two groups, the difference is of great significance （ P 〈 0.01）. Conclusion The external application of TCM could adjust the nerve-body fluid-immune system, beneficial stomach gas and relieve spasmolysis and cough.