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AIM To observe the supplementary effects of Xuanfei Zhisou Mixture (Schizonepetae Herba,Peucedani Radix,Platycodi Radix,etc.) on cough variant asthma in patients with syndrome of wind pathogen invading lung.METHODS Forty-eight patients,receiving budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler,were randomly and equally divided into trial group and control group using Stata 12.0 software.The patients in the trial group took Xuanfei Zhisou Mixture additionally.Cough symptom score,cough visual analogue scale,quality of life,blood eosinophil count and adverse reaction in two groups were compared.RESULTS Compared with the control group,the trial group provided more benefits in terms of cough symptom score,cough visual analogue scale and quality of life with statistical differences.There was no statistical difference in blood eosinophil count between the two groups.Adverse reactions such as hoarseness and oropharyngeal fungal infection in the trial group,and palpitation and tremor in the control group occurred in one patient in the process of the treatment,respectively.CONCLUSION Xuanfei Zhisou Mixture combined with budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler is an effective treatment method for cough variant asthma with syndrome of wind pathogen invading lung.
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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tanreqing Injection, a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, for community-acquired pneumonia.
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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of new drugs of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for acute upper respiratory tract infection (common cold).