title: [Study on clinical therapeutic effect of composite Salvia injection matched with Western medicine in treating diabetic foot].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical effects of composite salvia injection (CSI) matched with western medicine (WM) in treating diabetic foot.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two patients, whose diagnosis were confirmed to be diabetic foot, were randomly divided and equally distributed into the comprehensive CSI plus WM treated group and the WM control group, they were treated with the CSI and WM treatment and the conventional WM respectively. The therapeutic effect was evaluated in combining with data of electromyogram and hemorrheologic investigation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the indexes were improved to various extent after treatment in both groups, but there was more significant in the CSI group than in the WM group, shown as quickening of motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and lowering of blood viscosity, as compared with those before treatment, P < 0.01.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CSI matched with WM in treating diabetic foot is beneficial for resulting in better effect.
authors: Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022. wuhanni@hotmail.com
authors: Han-ni
authors: HN
authors: Wu
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007328:Insulin