scholarly journals Research Progress on Treatment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding during Puberty with Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 144-147
Author(s):  
Dan Zhang ◽  
Jing Cai ◽  
Xiaoping Cui ◽  
Xinchun Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Sudden Collapse

In recent years, the frequency of clinical occurrence of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescence has gradually increased. In order to fully understand the research progress in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescence, various studies and clinical experience have been reviewed by consulting related literature reports. The results found that currently Western medicine mainly uses hormone drugs in clinical treatment, but there are risks such as more clinical adverse reactions and higher recurrence rate; traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment has achieved satisfactory results, but the advantages of sudden collapse and hemostasis are not obvious. Combined TCM and Western medicine treatment, it can learn from each other and has become a research hotspot in recent years, which is worthy of an in-depth discussion.

scholarly journals Efficacy and Safety of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jing Wu ◽  
Qinwei Fu ◽  
Shasha Yang ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Yaofeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Effective Rate ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
Meta Analyses

In this study, we aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. We searched seven online databases to collect studies published up to Feb 29th, 2020. Study quality of each included article was evaluated by the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were conducted based on the Cochrane systematic review method by using RevMan 5.3 software. Among the included trials, acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapies, or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine were the main therapies in the experimental groups. Interventions in control groups mainly include oral western medicine alone, other acupoint-based therapies alone, or other acupoint-based therapies alone. Primary outcomes in this study include recovery rate, accumulative marked effective rate, accumulative effective rate, and recurrence rate. Finally, 30 trials involving 1889 participants were included. The results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses show that acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapy or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine was significantly better compared with using oral western medicine alone in terms of efficacy for IBS-C and IBS-D. In addition, acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapy or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine could improve the effective rate and decrease the recurrence rate for IBS-D compared with using oral western medicine, other acupoint-based therapies, or oral traditional Chinese medicine alone. Adverse events of acupoint catgut embedding include local induration, redness, swelling, and itchiness, but they were all mild and disappeared swiftly with ordinary local interventions. There is an urgent need for RCTs of high quality and large sample size and with longer treatment duration and follow-up periods of acupoint catgut embedding for IBS.

scholarly journals Effects of Integrated Chinese Traditional Medicine and Conventional Western Medicine on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Xue Bai ◽  
Na Ta ◽  
Guo-Hua Gong ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Cheng-Xi Wei
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

Background. Traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used, in conjunction with conventional Western medicine, in clinical practice around the world to treat breast cancer. The study systematically reviewed and summarized the quality of life of breast cancer patients treated with integrated treatment method vs. conventional Western medicine. Methods. Eight databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine Disc, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Wanfang Data knowledge service platform were searched in this study. The retrieval period was set from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2020. Results. Twenty-two high-quality publications were included in this study. The total sample size was 1689 patients including 844 in the intervention group receiving traditional Chinese medicine combined with conventional Western medicine and 845 patients in the control group receiving conventional Western medicine only. Compared with the single-used conventional Western medicine treatment, an integrated approach to treat breast cancer can increase quality of life measured by rating scales (SMD = 1.29, 95% CI (1.07, 1.52) and P = 0.01 ) and ranking scales (RR = 1.53, 95% CI (1.39 1.68) and P = 0.02 ) and also decrease adverse reactions measured by rating scales (Z = 10.89, P < 0.05 ; Group 1: I2 = 9.0%, P = 0.258 , SMD = 1.03; and Group 2: I2 = 31.6%, P = 0.199 , SMD = 1.56). For further analysis, chemotherapy with epirubicin exhibited higher quality of life than the chemotherapy without epirubicin among breast cancer patients [Z = 19.80, P < 0.05 ; Group 1: I2 = 62.4%, P = 0.070 , SMD = 1.61; and Group 2: I2 = 9.0%, P = 0.359 , SMD = 1.04]. Despite the heterogeneity, which was due to a portion of relative low-quality literature or other factors, the results were satisfactory. In terms of secondary results, the patients with lower tumor markers (CEA and CA153) had better efficiency in quality of life with a statistically significant difference (SMD = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.10,1.67) for rating scales. In addition, secondary results related to high incidence of gastrointestinal adverse reactions (RR = 1.33, 95% CI (1.20, 1.48)) and the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome (RR = 1.50, 95% CI (1.28, 1.80))showed lower quality of life in the intervention group than the control group for ranking scales. Conclusion. Traditional Chinese medicine, when used in conjunction with the conventional Western medicine, could be an effective way in improving the quality of life and alleviating incidence of associated adverse symptoms such as gastrointestinal adverse reactions, value of tumor markers, and the incidence of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome. Further investigation of larger and methodologically sound trials with longer follow-up periods and appropriate comparison groups is needed.

Cognition Research and Constitutional Classification in Chinese Medicine

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (04) ◽  
pp. 651-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Wang ◽  
Yingshuai Li ◽  
Cheng Ni ◽  
Huimin Zhang ◽  
Lingru Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Constitutional Theory ◽  
Health Control ◽  
Modern Chinese ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
Recent Research Progress

In the Western medicine system, scholars have explained individual differences in terms of behaviour and thinking, leading to the emergence of various classification theories on individual differences. Traditional Chinese medicine has long observed human constitutions. Modern Chinese medicine studies have also involved study of human constitutions; however, differences exist in the ways traditional and modern Chinese medicine explore individual constitutions. In the late 1970s, the constitutional theory of Chinese medicine was proposed. This theory takes a global and dynamic view of human differences (e.g., the shape of the human body, function, psychology, and other characteristics) based on arguments from traditional Chinese medicine. The establishment of a standard for classifying constitutions into nine modules was critical for clinical application of this theory. In this review, we describe the history and recent research progress of this theory, and compare it with related studies in the western medicine system. Several research methods, including philology, informatics, epidemiology, and molecular biology, in classifying constitutions used in the constitutional theory of Chinese medicine were discussed. In summary, this constitutional theory of Chinese medicine can be used in clinical practice and would contribute to health control of patients.

scholarly journals Etiology and Pathogenesis of Pericarditis from the Perspective of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Fanbo Li ◽  
Gang Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokine ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
High Recurrence Rate ◽  
Pericardial Disease

Pericarditis is a common clinical pericardial disease with complex etiology, pathogenesis, and high recurrence rate. Interleukin-1 is an important inflammatory cytokine, which regulates the occurrence and development of inflammation by regulating IL-1?, IL-1?, and IL-1RA; it plays an important role in pericarditis. In traditional Chinese medicine, the modern understanding of its etiology and pathogenesis has been improved. In this review, the etiology and pathogenesis of pericarditis are discussed from the perspective of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

scholarly journals Research Progress of Combination of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Treatment of Infertility in Older Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Tingjuan Ren ◽  
Hongli Zhu ◽  
Rui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Reproductive Medicine ◽  
Ovarian Function ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Treatment

The main cause of infertility in elderly women is poor ovarian function, decreased quality and number of oocytes, which ultimately leads to poor fertility. Low ovarian function is the most difficult point in the research of reproductive medicine and reproductive health. At present, the treatment of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine has gradually achieved results. Western medicine mainly regulates endocrine and assisted reproductive treatment by supplementing estrogen and progesterone, while traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) mainly focuses on invigorating the kidney, adding and subtracting according to the syndrome. The treatment effect of TCM or western medicine alone is not significant. Many clinical observations show that integrated TCM and western medicine focuses on the specialties of western medicine, which not only makes up for the insufficiency of the slow action of TCM, but also improves its clinical efficacy when combined with western medicine. Based on domestic and foreign research, this article summarizes the treatment of infertility in elderly women with integrated TCM and western medicine.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Clearing Heat and Removing Dampness Method of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Comparison with Western Medicine in Patients with Gout

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Xiao ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Shi-Yong He ◽  
Chong-Xiang Xue ◽  
Hua Sui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Clinical Efficacy ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
China National Knowledge Infrastructure ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objective. In China, the method of clearing heat and removing dampness medicine of Chinese traditional medicine has been widely used on gout. However, the clinical effects are various and not summarized systematically. Methods. In this study, a large number of randomized controlled clinical trials were reviewed and analyzed and the clinical efficacy and adverse reactions of traditional Chinese medicine with clearing heat and removing dampness effects for the treatment of gout were systematically evaluated. A comprehensive search of databases including pubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database, Wanfang Data, and SinoMed was performed. Results. There are 69 randomized controlled trials with 5915 sample sizes meeting the criteria in the study. The results of the meta-analysis indicate that the effects of clearing heat and removing dampness medicine were slightly better than western medicine in the treatment of gout based on the following parameters: serum uric acid (standardized mean difference (SMD):-62.14, 95% confidence interval (CI): -78.12 to-46.15), C reactive protein (SMD: -4.21, 95% CI: -6.19 to -2.23), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (SMD: -6.23, 95% CI: -8.39 to-4.06), and overall clinical response (relative risk (RR): 1.11, 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.15) and, in the profile of adverse drug reactions, the clearing heat and removing dampness medicine showed less adverse reactions than traditional Western medicine (RR: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.32). Conclusions. Through a systemic evaluation of the clinical efficacy of the clearing heat and removing dampness medicine of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on gout, the clearing heat and removing dampness medicine and western medicine possessed similar clinical efficacy, but traditional Chinese medicine treatments are superior to western medicine in controlling adverse reactions.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Comprehensive Traditional Chinese Therapy in Treating Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis: a Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyi Liang ◽  
Hanhan Chen ◽  
Guangxi Shi ◽  
Xiaofei Liu ◽  
Jingwei Li
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Effective Rate ◽  
Maximum Diameter ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Comprehensive Therapy ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background: With the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy is often used to treat Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis (GLM), but the effectiveness and risk are still controversial. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of comprehensive therapy of traditional Chinese medicine on GLM.Methods: Articles in both international databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Clinicaltrials.gov) and Chinese databases (Chinese National Knowledge Internet (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Databases (CBM), VIP Chinese periodical service platform and Wan Fang Digital Journals)) were searched. Original studies which reported the effective rate and/or recurrence rate and/or maximum diameter of the mass of comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy were included. The 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for effective rate, recurrence rate and maximum diameter of the mass were calculated and analyzed by review manager 5.3.Results: Eight eligible trials with 309 cases and 265 controls were included, six in Chinese and two in English. Statistical analysis suggested a statistical difference in effective rate (RR = 0.86, 95% CI [0.74, 1.00], P = 0.047) between comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy group and control. Meanwhile, there was statistical difference found in recurrence rate between comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy and western medicine therapy (RR = 3.09, 95% CI [1.50, 6.40], P = 0.002). Besides, no statistical difference existed in maximum diameter of the mass between the two therapies (RR = -5.25, 95% CI [-125.42, 114.93], P = 0.93).Conclusion: Although there was no significant difference in the reduction of breast mass size between comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy and western medicine alone, comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy demonstrated the efficacy in improving the effective rate and reducing the recurrence rate. For GLM patients, comprehensive traditional Chinese therapy could be a potential option.

scholarly journals Research Progress on TCM Treatment of Behcet's Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Shi
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Behçet’S Disease ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Behcet’S Disease ◽  
Behçet's Disease ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Behcet's Disease ◽  
Better Than

Behcet's disease is a vasculitis disease involving multiple systems, and its pathogenesis is still unclear. The paper discusses the research progress on the treatment of Behcet's disease in traditional Chinese medicine and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The clinical efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine in the treatment of Behcet's disease is significantly better than that of Western medicine alone, which is worthy of further research.

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