Cui-ling Feng1, Wei-ping Wu, Xia Wan. 1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijng University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing. fengcuiling@sina.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of TCM therapy, by principle for nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm, on quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:Seventy-two COPD patients with Qi-deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm retention syndrome were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-five patients in the treated group were treated with the integrative traditional and Western medicine, that is, conventional Western medicine combined with Chinese compound recipe prescribed based on the principle of nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm, or with Feikang granule and Bailing capsule, while 37 in the control group was treated with conventional Western medicine alone. The clinical efficacy was evaluated by assessment software of COPD quality of life after patients were treated for 3 months. RESULTS: The clinical efficacy in the treated group was superior to that in the control group, showing significant difference (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Compound recipe prescribed according to the therapeutic principle for nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm can improve the symptoms of patients with COPD at stable stage, elevate their quality of life.
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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of TCM therapy, by principle for nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm, on quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Seventy-two COPDpatients with Qi-deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm retention syndrome were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-five patients in the treated group were treated with the integrative traditional and Western medicine, that is, conventional Western medicine combined with Chinese compound recipe prescribed based on the principle of nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm, or with Feikang granule and Bailing capsule, while 37 in the control group was treated with conventional Western medicine alone. The clinical efficacy was evaluated by assessment software of COPD quality of life after patients were treated for 3 months. RESULTS: The clinical efficacy in the treated group was superior to that in the control group, showing significant difference (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Compound recipe prescribed according to the therapeutic principle for nourishing Qi, activating blood circulation and resolving phlegm can improve the symptoms of patients with COPD at stable stage, elevate their quality of life.
Authors: Xuedong An; Anthony Lin Zhang; Brian H May; Lin Lin; Yinji Xu; Charlie Changli Xue Journal: J Altern Complement Med Date: 2012-07-17 Impact factor: 2.579