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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation is increasingly being used in treating sequelae of pelvic inflammatory disease (SPID). However, there is a lack of meta-analysis on the effectiveness of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation in treating SPID. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of combining acupuncture with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation in the treatment of SPID. METHODS: We searched eight databases for studies on acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation for the treatment of SPID from the date of establishment to October 29, 2022. We assessed the quality of included studies by using the Cochrane bias risk tool. Pooled results were expressed as risk ratios (RRs), with a 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, we identified sources of heterogeneity by sensitivity analysis, assessed publication bias by Egger's test, and assessed the quality of the evidence by Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). All statistical analyses were performed by Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 14. RESULTS: Finally, seven studies with a total of 663 participants were included. We found a significant difference in the total effective rate in the acupuncture combined with the fumigation group compared with the acupuncture group in the treatment of SPID (RR = 1.17, 95% CI [1.09, 1.25], p = 0.0001 < 0.05; I2 = 0%; 6 trials), and a significant difference in the total effective rate in the acupuncture combined with fumigation group compared with the fumigation group in the treatment of SPID (RR = 1.42, 95% CI [1.21, 1.66], p = 0.0001 < 0.05; 5 trials). CONCLUSION: The clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with herbal fumigation in the treatment of SPID is relatively good. Larger scale studies are needed in the future.
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Traditional Chinese medicine fumigation device is the carrier of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation treatment. In recent years, with the rapid development of new technology and new materials, the development of fumigation device changes with each passing day, and a variety of new products continue to emerge. However, at present, the lack of corresponding evaluation norms, resulting in some difficulties in the registration, marketing, quality control, evaluation scale and other aspects of the product. Some products have many disadvantages in clinical use. From the perspective of technical review, this paper elaborates and analyzes the main concerns in technical review, such as product structure, main risks, performance requirements, clinical evaluation, etc., in order to provide a basis for the design, development, production, registration, use and post-marketing supervision of the devices.
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Fumigation , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Marketing , Quality ControlABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the medication law of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) fumigation and washing to promote postoperative healing of hemorrhoids by data mining technology.Methods:The clinical literature about TCM fumigation and washing to promote postoperative healing of hemorrhoids was retrieved from the databases of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed from the establishment of the databases to March 10, 2022. The frequency efficacy attributes, core medicinal pairs and core prescriptions of TCM were analyzed by using the Ancient and Modern Medical Records Cloud Platform (V2.3.5).Results:A total of 299 articles were included, involving 200 kinds of Chinese materia medica. The drugs used at high frequency ≥40 were Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Natrii Sulfas, Galla Chinensis and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and so on. The main efficacy was to clear heat and reduce dampness; cold, warm and slightly cold were the main medicinal properties, and the tastes were mainly bitter, pungent, sweet and sour, and most of the drugs return to the liver meridian, stomach meridian, heart meridian, large intestine meridian and so on. A total of 22 rules were obtained by correlation analysis. Five groups of drugs were obtained by clustering analysis. The core prescription drugs obtained by complex network analysis included Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Natrii Sulfas, Galla Chinensis, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Taraxaci Herba, Borneolum Syntheticum, Sanguisorbae Radix, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Carthami Flos, Scutellariae Radix, Olibanum, Myrrha, and Lonicerae Japonicae Flos. Conclusion:TCM fumigation and washing can promote the postoperative healing of hemorrhoids mainly by clearing heat and reducing dampness and detoxification, as well as promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, restraining sore and generating muscle.
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Traditional Chinese medicine fumigation device is the carrier of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation treatment. In recent years, with the rapid development of new technology and new materials, the development of fumigation device changes with each passing day, and a variety of new products continue to emerge. However, at present, the lack of corresponding evaluation norms, resulting in some difficulties in the registration, marketing, quality control, evaluation scale and other aspects of the product. Some products have many disadvantages in clinical use. From the perspective of technical review, this paper elaborates and analyzes the main concerns in technical review, such as product structure, main risks, performance requirements, clinical evaluation, etc., in order to provide a basis for the design, development, production, registration, use and post-marketing supervision of the devices.
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Fumigation , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Marketing , Quality ControlABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) fumigation on type â ¢A prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis. METHODS: We randomly divided 72 cases of type â ¢A prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis into an experimental and a control group of equal number, the former treated with TCM fumigation plus oral Levofloxacin while the latter with oral Levofloxacin only. After 4 weeks of treatment, we compared the National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIHîCPSI) score, TCM symptoms score, maxinum flow rate (Qmax), and average urinary flow rate (Qave) between the two groups of patients. RESULTS: The total effectiveness rate was significantly higher in the experimental than in the control group (91.7% vs 61.1%, P< 0.01), while the NIHîCPSI score in the experimental group was markedly decreased after treatment as compared with the baseline (14.5 ± 8.2 vs 26.5 ± 9.3, P< 0.05) and significantly lower than that in the control (14.5 ± 8.2 vs 20.6 ± 7.9, P< 0.05). Qmax was remarkably increased in the experimental group after treatment in comparison with the baseline (ï¼»21.2 ± 4.3ï¼½ vs ï¼»15.8 ± 3.6ï¼½ ml/s, P< 0.05) and the control group, and so was Qave as compared with pretreatment (ï¼»16.3 ± 3.5ï¼½ vs ï¼»10.5 ± 2.8ï¼½ ml/s, P< 0.05) and the control. However, the patients of the control group showed no statistically significant differences before and after treatment either in Qmax (ï¼»15.4 ± 3.4ï¼½ vs ï¼»16.1 ± 2.9ï¼½ ml/s, P>0.05) or in Qave (ï¼»10.9 ± 2.4ï¼½ vs ï¼»11.1 ± 2.9ï¼½ ml/s, P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: TCM fumigation combined with Levofloxacin is an effective therapy for type â ¢A prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis, which can significantly improve the symptoms, reduce the NIHîCPSI score, and increase the Qmax and Qave of the patient.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage , Levofloxacin/administration & dosage , Prostatitis/drug therapy , Chronic Disease , Fumigation , Hot Temperature , Humans , Male , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Prostatitis/pathology , Severity of Illness Index , Symptom Assessment/methodsABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the clinical effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) fumigation on type ⅢA prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis.@*METHODS@#We randomly divided 72 cases of type ⅢA prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis into an experimental and a control group of equal number, the former treated with TCM fumigation plus oral Levofloxacin while the latter with oral Levofloxacin only. After 4 weeks of treatment, we compared the National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIHCPSI) score, TCM symptoms score, maxinum flow rate (Qmax), and average urinary flow rate (Qave) between the two groups of patients.@*RESULTS@#The total effectiveness rate was significantly higher in the experimental than in the control group (91.7% vs 61.1%, P0.05) or in Qave ([10.9 ± 2.4] vs [11.1 ± 2.9] ml/s, P>0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#TCM fumigation combined with Levofloxacin is an effective therapy for type ⅢA prostatitis with the symptoms of damp heat and blood stasis, which can significantly improve the symptoms, reduce the NIHCPSI score, and increase the Qmax and Qave of the patient.
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Humans , Male , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Chronic Disease , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Fumigation , Hot Temperature , Levofloxacin , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Prostatitis , Drug Therapy , Pathology , Severity of Illness Index , Symptom Assessment , MethodsABSTRACT
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with red light therapy on diabetic peripheral neuropathy ( DPN) . Methods:Totally 90 patients with DPN were numbered and divided into three groups accord-ing to the admission time: the control group, the fumigation group, the combined treatment group with 30 ones in each. The three groups were performed blood glucose control to keep blood sugar stable. The control group was given the conventional nerve nutrition drugs, the fumigation group was given traditional Chinese medicine fumigation additionally, and the combined treatment group was giv-en herbal fumigation combined with red light treatment additionally. After the 2-week treatment, the clinical symptom scores and the conduction velocity improvement of motor nerve and sensory nerve were compared among the three groups in order to evaluate the clini-cal efficacy. Results:The clinical symptom scores clinical efficacuy and the conduction velocity improvement of motor nerve and senso-ry nerve in the fumigation group and the combined treatment group were all better than those in the control group with significant differ-ences (P<0. 05), and the clinical symptom scores in the combined treatment group were better than those in the fumigation group (P<0. 05), while as for the clinical total efficay and the nerve conduction velocity, the combined treatment group showed no significant difference with the fumigation group (P>0. 05). Conclusion:Fumigation combined with red light in the treatment of diabetic periph-eral neuropathy shows notable efficacy with improved symptoms and nerve conduction velocity, which is worthy of promotion.
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Objective:To observe the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with red light therapy on diabetic peripheral neuropathy ( DPN) . Methods:Totally 90 patients with DPN were numbered and divided into three groups accord-ing to the admission time: the control group, the fumigation group, the combined treatment group with 30 ones in each. The three groups were performed blood glucose control to keep blood sugar stable. The control group was given the conventional nerve nutrition drugs, the fumigation group was given traditional Chinese medicine fumigation additionally, and the combined treatment group was giv-en herbal fumigation combined with red light treatment additionally. After the 2-week treatment, the clinical symptom scores and the conduction velocity improvement of motor nerve and sensory nerve were compared among the three groups in order to evaluate the clini-cal efficacy. Results:The clinical symptom scores clinical efficacuy and the conduction velocity improvement of motor nerve and senso-ry nerve in the fumigation group and the combined treatment group were all better than those in the control group with significant differ-ences (P<0. 05), and the clinical symptom scores in the combined treatment group were better than those in the fumigation group (P<0. 05), while as for the clinical total efficay and the nerve conduction velocity, the combined treatment group showed no significant difference with the fumigation group (P>0. 05). Conclusion:Fumigation combined with red light in the treatment of diabetic periph-eral neuropathy shows notable efficacy with improved symptoms and nerve conduction velocity, which is worthy of promotion.
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Objective To explore the efficacy of Methylene blue compound preparation combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation sitz bath on patients with postoperation pain after anorectal operation.Methods 168 cases with postoperation pain after anorectal operation were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group (both n=84).All patients were treated by Cefpiramide and Tinidazole after operation.On this basis,the patients in the observation group were treated additionally by Methylene blue compound preparation combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation sitz bath.Results The postoperation pain rate of the observation group was lower than that of the control group (x2 =44.21,P< 0.01),and the NRS score of pain in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (t=12.2,P<0.05).There was significant difference between two groups in the urinary retention rate (x2=12.92,P<0.01).The disappeared time of pain,the healing time of the wound in the observation group were (5.9± 2.1)d and (19.2 ± 4.8)d,both lower than those in the control group (t=6.25,5.22,P<0.05).Conclusion Methylene blue compound preparation combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation sitz bath on patients with postoperation pain after anorectal operation would relieve the pain.
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Objective To observe the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with narrow-band ultraviolet B and self-made traditional Chinese medicine fumigating.Methods A total of 100 patients with psoriasis vulgaris were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group,50 patients in each group.The control group was treated with narrow-band ultraviolet B:on this basis,the treatment group was treated with self-made traditional Chinese medicine fumigating.The therapeutic effeCts of both groups were observed.Results As compared with the control group.the treatment group showed better therapeutic effects(P<0.05).Conclusion It was effective to treat psoriasis vulgaris with narrow-band ultraviolet B combined with self-made traditional Chinese medicine fumigating.