ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the therapeutic effect of integrative Chinese and Western medicine in treating mid-advanced crescentic nephritis (MACN).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-two patients, their diagnosis was confirmed as MACN by renal biopsy, were divided, adopting randomized, controlled method, into two groups, the treated group and the control group, they were all, excepting one, treated with impact therapy of methyl-prednisolone followed with oral intake of prednisone, to part of them cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofetil was given in addition, to those with hypo-hemoglobin (< 90 g/L), subcutaneous injection of erythropoietin was administered. Decoction of Qingre Huoxue recipe (QHR), consisted of oldenlandia herb 30 g, honey-suckle stem 30 g, violet herb 30 g, red peony root 15 g, rehmannia root 15 g, solomonseal rhizome 15 g, asiabell root 30 g, red sage root 30 g, prepared rhubarb 12 g and giant-hyssop herb 12 g, were additionally given one dose per day to patients in the treated group. The renal function, improvement of anemia and immunosuppressive agents needed in patients were observed after 3 months treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, renal function was improved in both groups, but the effect in the treated group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Anemia was partially alleviated in the two groups with no significant difference. The dosage of glucocorticoids used in the treated group was obviously lesser than that used in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Integrative Chinese and western medicine could treat crescentic nephritis to obtain good effect, and reduce the quantity of glucocorticoid necessity for treatment.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Drug Therapy, Combination , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Therapeutic Uses , Glomerulonephritis , Drug Therapy , Immunosuppressive Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Kidney Function Tests , Kidney Glomerulus , Kidney Tubules , Methylprednisolone , Therapeutic Uses , PhytotherapyABSTRACT
Objective:Observing the therapeutic effectiveness of Erhuangwendan Decoction and Yiqiyangyinningxin Decoction treating acute viral myocarditis.Methods: 344 cases were distributed into the therapeutic group(258cases) and the control group (86 cases). The treapeutic group were first given Erhuangwendan Decoction one packet per day, then Yiqiyangyinningxin Decoction one packet per day after acute attack. The control group were only given myocardial nutrient. All were given 3～6 months. We observed the symptoms,signs ang EKG of the two groups. Results: The effective rate of the therapeutic group was 40% after 3 months. And it was 84% after 6 months. The effective rate of the control group was 15% after 3 months. And it was 34.8% after 6 months. The two groups have obvious difference( P