Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of moxibustion on primary dysmenorrhea due to damp- cold retention. Methods Eighty cases with primary dysmenorrhea due to damp-cold retention were randomly divided into a mo...Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of moxibustion on primary dysmenorrhea due to damp- cold retention. Methods Eighty cases with primary dysmenorrhea due to damp-cold retention were randomly divided into a moxibustion group （40 cases） and a medication group （40 cases）. Moxibustion at Guonyudn （关元 CV 4） and Shiqizhui （十七椎 EX-B 8） was adopted for treatment of the moxibustion group a week before the period, which lasted for 10 days as a treatment course. Fenbid was used as oral administration for three continue menstrual periods for the medication group. The treatment lasted for 3 menstrual periods in two groups. The Cox Menstrual Symptom Scale （CMSS） was adopted to grade the menstrual symptoms, and differences between the two groups were compared. Results The total effective rate of the moxibustion group was 97.5% （39/40）, and the total effective rate of the medication group was 72.5% （29/40）. The effect of the moxibustion group was obviously better than the medication group （P〈0.05）. Before and after treatment the menstrual symptom scores of the moxibustion group were 9.78±1.86 and 2.25±3.33, while the medication group were 9.71±1.64 and 5.31±4.26. The scores of both groups decreased obviously after treatments. And the decreased amplitude of the moxibustion group was much more obvious than that of the medication group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion The effect of moxibustion on primary dysmenorrhea due to damp-cold retention is obvious, which is better than Fenbid.展开更多
Objective： To investigate a method for quantitative differential diagnosis of damp-heat and cold-damp impeding syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis （RA） in Chinese medicine （CM）. Methods： Laboratory parameters were ...Objective： To investigate a method for quantitative differential diagnosis of damp-heat and cold-damp impeding syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis （RA） in Chinese medicine （CM）. Methods： Laboratory parameters were collected from 306 patients with RA. The clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters were compared between patients with these two syndromes （158 with RA of damp-heat impeding syndrome, and 148 with RA of cold-damp impeding syndrome）, and a regression equation was established to facilitate discrimination of the two RA syndromes. Results： There were significant differences in disease activity score in 28 joints [DAS28 （4）], erythrocyte sedimentation rate （ESR）, white blood cell count （WBC）, C-reactive protein （CRP）, platelet count （PLT）, albumin （ALB） and globulin （GLB） between the two syndrome of RA （P〈0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the parameters ESR, WBC, CRP, joint pyrexia, joint cold, thirst, sweating, aversion to wind and cold, and cold extremities were statistically useful to discriminate damp-heat from cold-damp impeding syndrome. The regression equation was as follows： P=1/{1＋exp[-（3.0-0.021X1-0.196X2-0.163X3- 1.559X4＋1.504X5-0.927X6-1.039X7＋1.070X8＋1.330X9）]}. The independent variables X1-X9 were ESR, WBC, CRP, hot joint, cold joint, thirst, sweating, aversion to wind and cold, and cold limbs. A P value 〉 0.5 signified cold-damp impeding syndrome, and a P value 〈 0.5 signified damp-heat impeding syndrome. The accuracy was 90.2%. Conclusion： The regression equation may be useful for discriminating damp-heat from cold-damp impeding syndrome of RA.展开更多
文摘Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of moxibustion on primary dysmenorrhea due to damp- cold retention. Methods Eighty cases with primary dysmenorrhea due to damp-cold retention were randomly divided into a moxibustion group （40 cases） and a medication group （40 cases）. Moxibustion at Guonyudn （关元 CV 4） and Shiqizhui （十七椎 EX-B 8） was adopted for treatment of the moxibustion group a week before the period, which lasted for 10 days as a treatment course. Fenbid was used as oral administration for three continue menstrual periods for the medication group. The treatment lasted for 3 menstrual periods in two groups. The Cox Menstrual Symptom Scale （CMSS） was adopted to grade the menstrual symptoms, and differences between the two groups were compared. Results The total effective rate of the moxibustion group was 97.5% （39/40）, and the total effective rate of the medication group was 72.5% （29/40）. The effect of the moxibustion group was obviously better than the medication group （P〈0.05）. Before and after treatment the menstrual symptom scores of the moxibustion group were 9.78±1.86 and 2.25±3.33, while the medication group were 9.71±1.64 and 5.31±4.26. The scores of both groups decreased obviously after treatments. And the decreased amplitude of the moxibustion group was much more obvious than that of the medication group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion The effect of moxibustion on primary dysmenorrhea due to damp-cold retention is obvious, which is better than Fenbid.
基金supported by the Scientific Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Chongqing Municipal Health Bureau,China (2008-1-15)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30973827)
文摘Objective： To investigate a method for quantitative differential diagnosis of damp-heat and cold-damp impeding syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis （RA） in Chinese medicine （CM）. Methods： Laboratory parameters were collected from 306 patients with RA. The clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters were compared between patients with these two syndromes （158 with RA of damp-heat impeding syndrome, and 148 with RA of cold-damp impeding syndrome）, and a regression equation was established to facilitate discrimination of the two RA syndromes. Results： There were significant differences in disease activity score in 28 joints [DAS28 （4）], erythrocyte sedimentation rate （ESR）, white blood cell count （WBC）, C-reactive protein （CRP）, platelet count （PLT）, albumin （ALB） and globulin （GLB） between the two syndrome of RA （P〈0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the parameters ESR, WBC, CRP, joint pyrexia, joint cold, thirst, sweating, aversion to wind and cold, and cold extremities were statistically useful to discriminate damp-heat from cold-damp impeding syndrome. The regression equation was as follows： P=1/{1＋exp[-（3.0-0.021X1-0.196X2-0.163X3- 1.559X4＋1.504X5-0.927X6-1.039X7＋1.070X8＋1.330X9）]}. The independent variables X1-X9 were ESR, WBC, CRP, hot joint, cold joint, thirst, sweating, aversion to wind and cold, and cold limbs. A P value 〉 0.5 signified cold-damp impeding syndrome, and a P value 〈 0.5 signified damp-heat impeding syndrome. The accuracy was 90.2%. Conclusion： The regression equation may be useful for discriminating damp-heat from cold-damp impeding syndrome of RA.
