Prevention and Treatment of Adenomatous Colonic Polyps by Therapy of Supplementing Spleen to Strengthen Lung / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effects of therapy of supplementing spleen to strengthen lung on patients with adenomatous colonic polyps (ACP) after endoscopic removal . Methods One hundred ACP patients with spleen deficiency and dampness blended with blood stasis were randomly divided into 2 groups after endoscopic removal, 50 cases in the treatment group and 50 cases in the control group. Both groups were treated with diet and behavioral therapy, and the treatment group was simultaneously given oral use of modified Shen Ling Baizhu Powder plus self-moxibustion of bilateral acupoint Zusanli point. After treatment for 6 months and 1.5 years, all of the patients were asked to do the examination of colonoscopy, body mass, body mass index (BMI), and triglyceride (TG). Results (1) After treatment, the mean overall symptom scores of the two groups were improved (P 0.05). The effect of the treatment group on improving body mass, BMI and TG was better than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The therapy of supplementing spleen to strengthen lung is effective on relieving symptoms of ACP patients, and also has an effect on decreasing BMI and TG as well as the recurrence of ACP after endoscopic removal.