Chinese Medicine Yishen Jiangu Granules () on Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Musculoskeletal Symptoms / 中国结合医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the effectiveness of Yishen Jiangu Granules (, YSJGG) on aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A single-arm, open-label study was conducted in 34 postmenopausal women with breast cancer who experienced AIMSS. Patients were treated with YSJGG for 12 weeks (12.4 g orally twice daily). The primary outcome was a change in the mean worst pain score of Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) over 12 weeks, and the second outcomes included changes in pain severity and pain-related interference of BPI-SF and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Modified Score for the Assessment of Chronic Rheumatoid Affections of the Hands (M-SACRAH), the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B), bone mineral density (BMD) and blood indices such as calcium (Ca), phosphate (P), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of 37 women recruited, 30 initiated the therapy and 24 were evaluable at 12 weeks. The primary outcome (BPI-SF worst pain scores) achieved a 2.17-point reduction compared with baseline (5.75±1.87 vs 3.58±2.15, P<0.01). There were reductions in pain severity (decreased 1.65, P<0.01) and pain-related interference (decreased 2.55, P<0.01). The changes in WOMAC and M-SACRAH scores were similar to BPI-SF (P<0.05). In the FACT-B, only physical well-being and functional well-being were improved compared with baseline (P<0.05). No clinical differences were found in BMD, Ca, P and ALP.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>YSJGG is an effective and well-tolerated agent to reduce AIMSS.</p>

Study on extraction technology for Yishen Jiangu Granules by orthogonal design / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective To establish the optimal extraction technology for Yishen Jiangu Granules.Methods The orthogonal test was employed for selecting the optimum of extraction technology. The investigation factors were the consumption of water, the times and time of extraction. The extraction technology of Yishen Jiangu Granules was screened by the transfer rate of icariin in herb epimedii and yield of extraction.Results The best extraction condition was as follows:10 times of water, extracted for 3 times , each time was 3 h,2 h and 2 h. Conclusion This extracting technology for Yishen Jiangu Granule was objective, feasible, stable,reasonable and with good reproducibility.