Frequency statistic analysis about the syndromes of rheumatoid arthritis / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To discuss frequent syndromes and the related regularity of rheumatoid arthritis(RA) in TCM by frequency statistic analysis.Method: Medical records from Jan.2002 to Oct.2007 about syndromes or principles of RA were searched and analyzed by frequency statistic analysis.Results: In the past fi ve years,there were about 24 kinds of syndromes of RA,and among them,deficiency,coldness,dampness,heat,stasis and phlegm syndromes were commonly seen.In the syndrome differentiation of eight principles,syndrome of intermingled defi ciency and excess was of the maximum frequency.In the syndrome differentiation of zang-fu viscera,the related frequency from high to low were insuffi ciency of kidney essence,insuffi ciency of liver and kidney,stagnation of liver qi,insuffi ciency of spleen qi,and etc.,with insuffi ciency of lung qi of the minimum frequency.In the syndrome differentiation of qi,blood and liquid,syndrome of blood stasis was of the maximum frequency.Conclusion: From the frequency statistic analysis,it can be concluded that syndrome of intermingled deficiency and excess re? ected the virtual cause of RA,and RA is related to kidney and liver mainly,together with spleen,stomach,heart,and etc.,according to causing mechanism.In the syndrome differentiation of Wang numbness(RA),coldness and heat is of the fundamentally function.What’s more,the method of promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis should be noted during the treatment.