title: The effects of Chinese medicines on micro-circulation of nail folds and blood flow velocity of limbs in the patients with arteriosclerotic obliteration.
abstract: The effects of Chinese medicines on micro-circulation and blood flow velocity in arteries of the lower limbs were observed in 33 patients with arteriosclerotic obliteration (ASO). The results showed that the integral values of micro-circulation after treatment were obviously higher than those before treatment (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Blood flow velocity in arteries of the lower limbs determined with the color Doppler ultrasound detecting method after treatment were also obviously higher than those before treatment (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In this series of 33 ASO patients, the markedly effective rate was 36.36%, and the total effective rate was 63.64%. The observation indicates that the recipe prescribed according to the principle of supplementing qi and activating blood circulation can effectively improve micro-circulation in ASO patients, and accelerate blood flow in arteries of the lower limbs.
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Vessel Department, Oriental Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yunxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply*; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal