title: [Efficacy of epimedium compound pills in the treatment of the aged patients with kidney deficiency syndrome of ischemic cardio-cerebral vascular diseases].
abstract: One hundred-twenty aged patients with kidney deficiency syndrome of ischemic cardio-cerebral vascular diseases were treated with Epimedium compound granules. The results showed that after therapeutic period the total and marked effective rates were 96.7%, 39.5% respectively in treatment group. The rates of improvement were 70% in electrocardiogram of the patients with coronary heart diseases, and 75% in electro-encephalogram of the patients with cerebral arterosclerosis. The therapeutic effectiveness in treatment group was better than that in control group treated with Su-Guan-Bian. According to experimental observation, the therapeutic effectiveness was related to the facts that Epimedium compound granules lower blood lipid have anti-free radicals and adjust balance between prostacyctin I2 and thromboxane A2(TXA2/PGI2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal