Clinical Research of Reinforcing Kidney Decoction for Metabolic Syndrome of Phlegm-Blood Stasis Due to Kidney Deficiency / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical efficacy of Reinforcing Kidney Decoction for the treatment of metabolic syndrome diagnosed as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome of phlegm-blood stasis due to kidney deficiency. Method 42 recipients who volunteered to accept the TCM therapy were up to the inclusion criteria and finally fulfilled this study. Of all the cases, there were 26 males and 16 females, their old years ranged from 39 to 60, which were divided into obesity type diabetics group and metabolic syndrome group, both of which were treated with oral Reinforcing Kidney Decoction combined with western medicine therapy, with a course of 4 weeks. The changes of clinical symptoms, body weight index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 h post prandial glucose (2hFBG), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels, and serum uric acid were analyzed. Results Therapeutic effect in two groups ranked as significant, general and null effect, 14/5/2 vs 8/11/2, respectively. Dizziness and heaviness feeling of limbs have been improved. Rate of syndrome scores and laboratory parameters descended great significant, Hotelling's Trace, F =16.51, P =0.00. Compared with pretreatment, the levels of TC, TG, SUA obviously descended (P