Clinical study on the treatment of acne vulgaris due to phlegm-heat accumulation with Wendan decoction / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Wendan decoction in the treatment of phlegm-heat accumulation type acie vulgaris.Methods 62 patients with phlegm-heat accumulation type ache vulgaris were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group randomly,with 31 patients in each group.The control group was given dietary advice and skin cleansing techniques,while the treatment group was given oral administration of Wendan decoction on the basis of the control group.Results ①skin damage comparisonafter the treatment,skin damage symptoms such as tenderness (0.71 ±0.32),redness (0.47±0.63),cyst(0.59±0.53),and tubercle (0.63±0.54) in the treatment group were significantly improved than the control group [the values were (1.12±0.32),(1.44±0.21),(1.40±0.36),(1.18±0.43),respectively] (P＜0.05).②symptoms score comparisonThe symptoms score in the treatment group after the treatment (42.95±1.53) was significantly improved than that before the treatment (52.89± 1.98),(P＜0.05),and also obviously better than the control group after the treatment.③clinical efficacy comparisonTotal efficacy was 96.77％ in the treatment group and 54.83％ in the control group,showing marked difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion Wendan decoction is effective in treating phlegm-heat accumulation type acne vulgaris.