WANG Wanchun,WANG Yuhuan,LI Siting,et al.Post-herpetic Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Syndrome Treated by Hot Compress and Essential Oil of Chinese Herbal Medicine in 30 Cases[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(19):1847-1852.
WANG Wanchun,WANG Yuhuan,LI Siting,et al.Post-herpetic Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Syndrome Treated by Hot Compress and Essential Oil of Chinese Herbal Medicine in 30 Cases[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(19):1847-1852.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2022.19.010.
Post-herpetic Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Syndrome Treated by Hot Compress and Essential Oil of Chinese Herbal Medicine in 30 Cases
To observe the clinical effect and safety of hot compress combined with essential oil of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) with
qi
stagnation and blood stasis syndrome.
Methods
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Sixty PHN patients with
qi
stagnation and blood stasis syndrome were randomly divided into control group and treatment group (30 cases in each group). The treatment group was given massage with CHM essential oil and CHM hot compress applied externally to the local pain site, once daily, while the control group was treated with oral gabapentin and external use of lidocaine cream. The interventions were administered for two 14-day courses. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was assessed before and after treatment to determine the clinical effect, while quality of life (QOL) and time to pain relief were evaluated, and the adverse events were recorded.
Results
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The total effective rate in the treatment group was 93.33% (28/30), significantly higher than 86.67% (26/30) in the control group (
P
<0.05). The VAS scores in both groups decreased significantly after treatment (
P
<0.05), and more decrease was shown in the control group (
P
<0.01). The QOL scores of both groups significantly increased after treatment (
P
<0.01), and higher score was found in the treatment group (
P
<0.01). The time to pain relief in the treatment group was 15.00±3.23 days, while that was 21.80±4.39 days in the control group, with no significant difference between groups (
P
>0.01). There were no obvious adverse reactions in both groups.
Conclusion
2
The external application of CHM hot compress and CHM essential oil is safe and effective in the treatment of PHN with
qi
stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, which can significantly shorten the course of PHN, relieve the pain of patients, and improve the quality of life.
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