Clinical observation of the therapeutic effect of Xiaochaihu decoction addition and subtraction on cough variant asthma based on the theory of " Shaoyang as the pivot" / 中国基层医药

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Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect of Xiaochaihu decoction addition and subtraction on cough variant asthma(CAV) based on the theory of " Shaoyang as the pivot" .Methods:From May 2018 to May 2019, 23 patients with CAV were selected in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Huainan, all of whom were diagnosed as CAV by bronchodilation test.The patients were first treated with Xiaochaihu decoction addition and subtraction, 7 doses, decocting in water, oral, 1 dose per day.Add and subtract the prescriptions according to the changes of the condition.The curative effect and adverse reactions were observed, and the recurrence was observed for half a year.Results:Of 23 patients, 11 cases were obviously effective, 9 cases were effective and 3 cases were ineffective, the total effective rate was 87.0%(20/23). Course of treatment of the 11 cases with obvious effect, 4 cases were treated for 3 weeks, 5 cases for 4 weeks, 2 cases for 5 weeks, and 9 cases with effective effect were treated for 5 weeks.It was suggested to use other treatment for 3 cases with ineffective effect after 6 weeks of treatment.No obvious adverse reactions were found in 22 patients, one patient had slight nausea, which was relieved by himself.All 23 cases were followed up for half a year, 3 cases recurred, the recurrence rate was 13.0%(3/23).Conclusion:Based on the theory of " Shaoyang as the pivot" , the treatment of CAV with Xiaochaihu decoction addition and subtraction has high clinical effective rate, low recurrence rate and no obvious adverse reactions.