Dog-days Paste Combined with Western Medicine in Treatment of Pregnancies with Bronchial Asthma during Chronic and Continuous Period: A Fifty Cases Observation
TIAN Fuling, Li Qi, ZHAO Yan, et al. Dog-days Paste Combined with Western Medicine in Treatment of Pregnancies with Bronchial Asthma during Chronic and Continuous Period: A Fifty Cases Observation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(13): 1112-1115.
TIAN Fuling, Li Qi, ZHAO Yan, et al. Dog-days Paste Combined with Western Medicine in Treatment of Pregnancies with Bronchial Asthma during Chronic and Continuous Period: A Fifty Cases Observation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(13): 1112-1115.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2015.13.010.
Objective To observe clinical curative effect and possible mechanism of Dog-days Paste treated pregnancies with chronic and continuous bronchial asthma( pregnancy asthma). Methods One hundred pregnancies with chronic and continuous asthma were randomly divided into control group and treatment group
with 50 cases in each group. The control group was given budesonide aerosol inhalation therapy
256 μg each time
once a day
a total of 30 days. The treatment group was given Dog-days Paste therapy on the basis of the control group
once a day that the first day in each period of the hot season. After the last applied 10 days
observed clinical efficacy
signs and symptoms remission time of both groups and detected pulmonary function
serum calcitonin( PCT)
25-hydroxyl vitamin D3[25-( OH) D3]
serum c-reactive protein( CRP) levels and saliva immunoglobulin A( SIg A)
melatonin and cortisol levels before and after treatment. Results After treatment
serum PCT and CRP levels decreased
25-( OH) D3
SIg A
melatonin and cortisol levels increased and pulmonary function improved in both groups. The difference was statistically significant( P < 0. 05). After treatment
serum PCT and CRP of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group
25-( OH) D3
SIg A
melatonin and cortisol levels and pulmonary function improved significantly( P < 0. 05). Remission time of wheezing
cough
pulmonary wheezing and choking sensation in chest and diaphragm in the treatment group
were significantly shorter than those in the control group( P < 0. 05). Total effective rate in the treatment group was 91. 49% and that of the control group was 75. 00%. The treatment group was better than the control group( P < 0. 05). Conclusion Dog-days Paste may effectively control clinical symptoms of pregnancies with chronic and continuous asthma by lowering serum PCT and CRP levels; also increasing the serum 25-( OH) D3; saliva SIg A; melatonin and cortisol levels.