Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of WenYang HuoXue Washing Prescription (WYHX) in the treatment of upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery. Methods: Seventy-eight patients with upper ext...Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of WenYang HuoXue Washing Prescription (WYHX) in the treatment of upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery. Methods: Seventy-eight patients with upper extremity edema after operation of breast cancer with Yin Syndrome were given wet compress with prescription and nursing guidance. The symptom score of affected extremity was observed before and 14 days after treatment, and the total effective rate was evaluated. Results: Twenty-three cases were markedly effective, 41 cases were effective and 14 cases were Invalid. The total effective rate was 82.1%. There was no significant difference between the two groups according to stage I and stage II of edema (P 〉 0.05). Conclusion: WYHX can effectively improve the discomfort symptoms of upper limb edema and cold after breast cancer surgery, and is worthy of clinical application.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of umbilicus application with Chinese medicine in treating children's chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance and the value of healthy diet education. Methods: Eighty ki...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of umbilicus application with Chinese medicine in treating children's chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance and the value of healthy diet education. Methods: Eighty kids with chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance were recruited from multiple centers and divided by using the random number table into a treatment group of 40 cases and a control group of 40 cases. For both groups, based on the level of serum food-specific immunoglobulin G(Ig-G), the patients were given unified diet following the healthy diet guidance: safe, alternate, and forbidden, while the treatment group was additionally given umbilicus application with Chinese medicine. The therapeutic efficacy and symptom score of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) were observed and compared respectively after 1-week, 2-week, 4-week, and 12-week treatment. Results: The diarrhea symptoms and coupled symptoms scores dropped significantly in the two groups after treatment( all P〈0.05), and the inter-group comparisons also showed statistical significances(P〈0.05). The total effective rate was 97.5% in the treatment group versus 77.5% in the control group, and the inter-group difference was statistically significant(P〈0.05). Conclusion: The healthy diet guidance based on the food intolerance test is effective in helping treat diarrhea, while umbilicus application with Chinese medicine works better in treating diarrhea for kids with chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance and can significantly enhance the therapeutic efficacy.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture(EA) plus self-made Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste) for gouty arthritis. Methods: A total of 80 cases with gouty arthritis were...Objective: To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture(EA) plus self-made Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste) for gouty arthritis. Methods: A total of 80 cases with gouty arthritis were randomly allocated into an observation group(n=40) and a Western medication group(n=40). Cases in the observation group received EA and external application of self-made Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste), whereas cases in the Western medication group took Colchicine and Allopurinol tablets orally. After 10 d of treatment, the pain, joint swelling and uric acid in blood were observed. In addition, the follow-up was conducted 6 months after end of the treatment to evaluate the long-term effect. Results: After treatment, there were no between-group statistical differences in pain and uric acid in blood(P〈0.05); and there were between-group statistical differences in joint swelling and relapse rate(P〈0.05). The total effective rate was 97.5% in the observation group, versus 95.0% in the Western medication group, showing no statistical difference(P〈0.05). Conclusion: EA plus Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste) has safe and long-term efficacy for gouty arthritis efficacy.展开更多
Chronic pharyngitis is a clinically common and frequent-occurring disease, termed as "chronic throat Bi-Impediment syndrome" in Chinese medicine, and mostly occurs in winter and spring[1-2]. Based upon the theory of...Chronic pharyngitis is a clinically common and frequent-occurring disease, termed as "chronic throat Bi-Impediment syndrome" in Chinese medicine, and mostly occurs in winter and spring[1-2]. Based upon the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to support the anti-pathogenic ability and expel pathogen, chronic pharyngitis was prevented and treated by acupoint sticking therapy from 2007 in our clinic. Now, the report is given as follows.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint application therapy for asthmatic diseases in the hottest of summer days. Methods: 500 cases of patients with asthmatic diseases were treated by applying a herb...Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint application therapy for asthmatic diseases in the hottest of summer days. Methods: 500 cases of patients with asthmatic diseases were treated by applying a herbal drug on the acupoints in the hottest summer days, namely herbal cake stuck on the acupoint with a piece of plaster, for 6 h every time, once respectively in the first, second and third period of the hottest summer days. Six months after the last session, the clinical effects were assessed by questionnaire. Results: In 500 cases of the patients, the results showed a remarkable effect in 267 cases, improvement in 182 cases, failure in 51 cases and the effective rate was 89.9%. Conclusion: The therapeutic effects are positive in the application of a herbal drug on an acupoint for asthmatic diseases. This method is convenient and needs to be popularized clinically.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy. Methods: A total of 98 patients with cervical radiculopathy were randomly divided into an obse...Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy. Methods: A total of 98 patients with cervical radiculopathy were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group based on the random digital table. The observation group (50 cases) was treated by acupuncture plus external medicine application and the control group (48 cases) was treated by acupuncture alone. The patients received the treatment every day. Ten sessions made a course. Cervical spondylosis symptom scale was used to assess the cases before and after the treatment. The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups after the treatment. Results: The total effective rate was 98.1% in the observation group versus 87.6% in the control group with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P〈0.05). The cure rate was 52.0% in the observation group versus 18.8% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P〈0.05). There was no significant difference in the score of cervical spondylosis symptom scale between the two groups before the treatment (P〉0.05). It increased with a significant difference in both groups after the treatment (both P〈0.05), while a significant difference was found in the results between the two groups after the treatment (P〈0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture plus external medicine application is more effective than acupuncture alone for treating cervical radiculopathy. The method also effectively improves the clinical symptoms.展开更多
Objective:To observe the efficacy of acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointmerrt in the treatment of functional dyspepsia due to liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency and its effect on serum 5-hydroxy...Objective:To observe the efficacy of acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointmerrt in the treatment of functional dyspepsia due to liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency and its effect on serum 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)and ghrelin con tents.Methods:One hun dred patients with functi onal dyspepsia due to liver-qi stag nation and spleen deficiency were divided into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table method,with 50 cases in each group.The treatment group received acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointment and the control group was treated with mosapride citrate orally.Patients were treated for 4 weeks as a course.The therapeutic efficacy was compared after one-course treatment and the differences in gastric emptying rate,and serum 5-HT and ghrelin contents between groups were compared before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 79.6%in the control group and 89.4%in the treatment group,showing significantly differe nt between groups(P<0.05).After treatme nt,the gastric empt ying rate and serum ghreli n con tent of the two groups in creased significantly,and the serum 5-HT content decreased significantly,the intra-group differe nces were significant(all P<0.01).After treatment,the gastric emptying rate and serum ghrelin content were significantly higher in the treatment group than those in the control group,while the serum 5-HT was significant lower in the treatment group,the inter-group differences were significant(all P<0.05).A negative correlation(r=-0.59)was observed between serum 5-HT content and gastric emptying rate,and a positive correlation(r=0.64)was observed between serum ghrelin content and gastric emptying rate,showing statistical significance(all P<0.01).Conclusion:Acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointment has a remarkable ciinical efficacy in treating patie nts with functional dyspepsia due to liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency and is able to in fluence the secretion of serum 5-HT and ghrelin-1 mproving the gastrointestinal motility through the regulation of related brain-gut peptides is suggested as an underlying mechanism for this therapy.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of external application of Chinese medicine following tapping using a plum-blossom needle for allergic rhinitis. Methods: All 328 cases were randomized into an observation...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of external application of Chinese medicine following tapping using a plum-blossom needle for allergic rhinitis. Methods: All 328 cases were randomized into an observation group of 206 cases, Chinese medicine group of 70 cases and point application group of 52 cases. Results: The differences between the observation and Chinese medicine groups (P〈0.01) and between the observation and point application group (P〈0.05) were both of statistical meaning. The cases in the observation obtained the best effect, the point application group obtained a moderate effect and the Chinese medicine group obtained the least effect. A younger age and an increased number of treatments contributed to a better effect. Conclusion: External application of Chinese medicine following tapping using a plum-blossom needle is safe and effective for allergic rhinitis.展开更多
The doctor used gauze with Semen Sinapis ( 白芥了) mastic to scrape emphatically on pro-shoulder, post- shoulder and deltoid muscle. After the skin became red, the shoulder was massaged for 5-10 min. When the patien...The doctor used gauze with Semen Sinapis ( 白芥了) mastic to scrape emphatically on pro-shoulder, post- shoulder and deltoid muscle. After the skin became red, the shoulder was massaged for 5-10 min. When the patient was asked to abduce the upper arm 30°-45°, Taijian- raising shoulder acupoint was selected. The needle 0.5-1 mm in diameter and 90-100 mm in length was inserted vertically from down to up till touching bone. After backed off slightly, the needle was twisted a little. The patient was asked to raise shoulder when the needle was twisted. The needle was stopped twisting after the arm was raised overhead. Seventy patients with shoulder periarthritis were treated by this method. The result showed that pain disappeared and the function of shoulder recovered to normal in 35 cases, pain alleviated obviously and the function of shoulder improved distinctly in 25 cases, pain alleviated and the function of shoulder improved slightly in 8 cases and pain didn't alleviated and the function of shoulder didn't improved distinctly in 2 cases.展开更多
文摘Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of WenYang HuoXue Washing Prescription (WYHX) in the treatment of upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery. Methods: Seventy-eight patients with upper extremity edema after operation of breast cancer with Yin Syndrome were given wet compress with prescription and nursing guidance. The symptom score of affected extremity was observed before and 14 days after treatment, and the total effective rate was evaluated. Results: Twenty-three cases were markedly effective, 41 cases were effective and 14 cases were Invalid. The total effective rate was 82.1%. There was no significant difference between the two groups according to stage I and stage II of edema (P 〉 0.05). Conclusion: WYHX can effectively improve the discomfort symptoms of upper limb edema and cold after breast cancer surgery, and is worthy of clinical application.
基金supported by the Key Special Program of Science and Technology During the National Twelfth Five-year Plan(No.2012ZX10005004-003)National Natural Science Foundati on of China(No.81302924)+1 种基金Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(No.15401971100)Special Plan of Shanghai Chinese Medicine Experts(No.ZY3-RCPY-3-1027)~~
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of umbilicus application with Chinese medicine in treating children's chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance and the value of healthy diet education. Methods: Eighty kids with chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance were recruited from multiple centers and divided by using the random number table into a treatment group of 40 cases and a control group of 40 cases. For both groups, based on the level of serum food-specific immunoglobulin G(Ig-G), the patients were given unified diet following the healthy diet guidance: safe, alternate, and forbidden, while the treatment group was additionally given umbilicus application with Chinese medicine. The therapeutic efficacy and symptom score of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) were observed and compared respectively after 1-week, 2-week, 4-week, and 12-week treatment. Results: The diarrhea symptoms and coupled symptoms scores dropped significantly in the two groups after treatment( all P〈0.05), and the inter-group comparisons also showed statistical significances(P〈0.05). The total effective rate was 97.5% in the treatment group versus 77.5% in the control group, and the inter-group difference was statistically significant(P〈0.05). Conclusion: The healthy diet guidance based on the food intolerance test is effective in helping treat diarrhea, while umbilicus application with Chinese medicine works better in treating diarrhea for kids with chronic diarrhea due to food intolerance and can significantly enhance the therapeutic efficacy.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture(EA) plus self-made Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste) for gouty arthritis. Methods: A total of 80 cases with gouty arthritis were randomly allocated into an observation group(n=40) and a Western medication group(n=40). Cases in the observation group received EA and external application of self-made Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste), whereas cases in the Western medication group took Colchicine and Allopurinol tablets orally. After 10 d of treatment, the pain, joint swelling and uric acid in blood were observed. In addition, the follow-up was conducted 6 months after end of the treatment to evaluate the long-term effect. Results: After treatment, there were no between-group statistical differences in pain and uric acid in blood(P〈0.05); and there were between-group statistical differences in joint swelling and relapse rate(P〈0.05). The total effective rate was 97.5% in the observation group, versus 95.0% in the Western medication group, showing no statistical difference(P〈0.05). Conclusion: EA plus Jiawei Jinhuanggao(Supplemented Golden Yellow Paste) has safe and long-term efficacy for gouty arthritis efficacy.
文摘Chronic pharyngitis is a clinically common and frequent-occurring disease, termed as "chronic throat Bi-Impediment syndrome" in Chinese medicine, and mostly occurs in winter and spring[1-2]. Based upon the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to support the anti-pathogenic ability and expel pathogen, chronic pharyngitis was prevented and treated by acupoint sticking therapy from 2007 in our clinic. Now, the report is given as follows.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint application therapy for asthmatic diseases in the hottest of summer days. Methods: 500 cases of patients with asthmatic diseases were treated by applying a herbal drug on the acupoints in the hottest summer days, namely herbal cake stuck on the acupoint with a piece of plaster, for 6 h every time, once respectively in the first, second and third period of the hottest summer days. Six months after the last session, the clinical effects were assessed by questionnaire. Results: In 500 cases of the patients, the results showed a remarkable effect in 267 cases, improvement in 182 cases, failure in 51 cases and the effective rate was 89.9%. Conclusion: The therapeutic effects are positive in the application of a herbal drug on an acupoint for asthmatic diseases. This method is convenient and needs to be popularized clinically.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy. Methods: A total of 98 patients with cervical radiculopathy were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group based on the random digital table. The observation group (50 cases) was treated by acupuncture plus external medicine application and the control group (48 cases) was treated by acupuncture alone. The patients received the treatment every day. Ten sessions made a course. Cervical spondylosis symptom scale was used to assess the cases before and after the treatment. The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups after the treatment. Results: The total effective rate was 98.1% in the observation group versus 87.6% in the control group with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P〈0.05). The cure rate was 52.0% in the observation group versus 18.8% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P〈0.05). There was no significant difference in the score of cervical spondylosis symptom scale between the two groups before the treatment (P〉0.05). It increased with a significant difference in both groups after the treatment (both P〈0.05), while a significant difference was found in the results between the two groups after the treatment (P〈0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture plus external medicine application is more effective than acupuncture alone for treating cervical radiculopathy. The method also effectively improves the clinical symptoms.
文摘Objective:To observe the efficacy of acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointmerrt in the treatment of functional dyspepsia due to liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency and its effect on serum 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)and ghrelin con tents.Methods:One hun dred patients with functi onal dyspepsia due to liver-qi stag nation and spleen deficiency were divided into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table method,with 50 cases in each group.The treatment group received acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointment and the control group was treated with mosapride citrate orally.Patients were treated for 4 weeks as a course.The therapeutic efficacy was compared after one-course treatment and the differences in gastric emptying rate,and serum 5-HT and ghrelin contents between groups were compared before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 79.6%in the control group and 89.4%in the treatment group,showing significantly differe nt between groups(P<0.05).After treatme nt,the gastric empt ying rate and serum ghreli n con tent of the two groups in creased significantly,and the serum 5-HT content decreased significantly,the intra-group differe nces were significant(all P<0.01).After treatment,the gastric emptying rate and serum ghrelin content were significantly higher in the treatment group than those in the control group,while the serum 5-HT was significant lower in the treatment group,the inter-group differences were significant(all P<0.05).A negative correlation(r=-0.59)was observed between serum 5-HT content and gastric emptying rate,and a positive correlation(r=0.64)was observed between serum ghrelin content and gastric emptying rate,showing statistical significance(all P<0.01).Conclusion:Acupoint sticking with Jianpi Tongjing Zhitong ointment has a remarkable ciinical efficacy in treating patie nts with functional dyspepsia due to liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency and is able to in fluence the secretion of serum 5-HT and ghrelin-1 mproving the gastrointestinal motility through the regulation of related brain-gut peptides is suggested as an underlying mechanism for this therapy.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of external application of Chinese medicine following tapping using a plum-blossom needle for allergic rhinitis. Methods: All 328 cases were randomized into an observation group of 206 cases, Chinese medicine group of 70 cases and point application group of 52 cases. Results: The differences between the observation and Chinese medicine groups (P〈0.01) and between the observation and point application group (P〈0.05) were both of statistical meaning. The cases in the observation obtained the best effect, the point application group obtained a moderate effect and the Chinese medicine group obtained the least effect. A younger age and an increased number of treatments contributed to a better effect. Conclusion: External application of Chinese medicine following tapping using a plum-blossom needle is safe and effective for allergic rhinitis.
文摘The doctor used gauze with Semen Sinapis ( 白芥了) mastic to scrape emphatically on pro-shoulder, post- shoulder and deltoid muscle. After the skin became red, the shoulder was massaged for 5-10 min. When the patient was asked to abduce the upper arm 30°-45°, Taijian- raising shoulder acupoint was selected. The needle 0.5-1 mm in diameter and 90-100 mm in length was inserted vertically from down to up till touching bone. After backed off slightly, the needle was twisted a little. The patient was asked to raise shoulder when the needle was twisted. The needle was stopped twisting after the arm was raised overhead. Seventy patients with shoulder periarthritis were treated by this method. The result showed that pain disappeared and the function of shoulder recovered to normal in 35 cases, pain alleviated obviously and the function of shoulder improved distinctly in 25 cases, pain alleviated and the function of shoulder improved slightly in 8 cases and pain didn't alleviated and the function of shoulder didn't improved distinctly in 2 cases.