近10年中医外治法治疗支气管哮喘研究概况

Research progress on the application of external therapy of Chinese medicine in treating bronchial asthma in the past decade

支气管哮喘是临床常见的呼吸系统疾病之一,其病死率高,严重影响病人的生活质量,给个人和社会造成了巨大的疾病负担。西医对于支气管哮喘的治疗取得了较大的进展,但治疗费用较高,长期应用容易引起多种并发症。相比之下,中医外治法在治疗支气管哮喘方面具有一定的优势。文章旨在就近10年来中医外治法治疗支气管哮喘的研究进展作一综述。

Bronchial asthma is a common respiratory disease with high mortality and great influence on the quality of lite ot patients, causing huge disease burden for individuals and society. Western medicine has made great progress in treatment of bronchial asthma, however, it is more expensive and may lead to various side effects. By contrast, external therapy of Chinese medicine has certain advantages in treatment of this disease. The aim of this paper is to review the research progress of the past decade on the application of external therapy of Chinese medicine in treating bronchial asthma.