[Clinical study of wind-warm and pulmonary heat syndrome treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the clinical effectiveness of Toubiao Qingfei (expelling exterior evil and clearing lung) Decoction (TBQFD) on wind-warm and pulmonary heat syndrome.


METHODS
Forty-six subjects were randomized into treatment group and control group. Patients in the control group were treated with Western medicines, while patients in the treatment group were treated with Western medicines and TBQFD. The therapeutic effects and improvement of symptoms in both groups were observed.


RESULTS
The durations of fever, cough and absorption of pulmonary inflammatory focus in the treatment group were 1.52, 3.52 and 6.25 days respectively, which were significantly shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
TBQFD can improve the symptoms, such as fever and cough, and can promote the absorption of infection and shorten the clinical course of wind-warm and pulmonary heat syndrome.
Zhang
Cun-Jun
CJ
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
Wang
Song-Po
SP
Chen
Huai-Hong
HH
Chen
Qin
Q
Guo
Hai-Ying
HY
Zhang
Jing-Ren
JR
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal