title: [Clinical study of strengthen spleen and warm lung on treating chronic cough with throat itching].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the effect and mechanism of strengthen spleen and warm lung on treating chronic cough with throat itching.
  
  
  METHODS
  94 patients was diveded into treatment group and control group. The treatment group was treated by strengthen spleen resolving dampness decoction combined with Xiao Qinglong decoction, and the control group was treated by meptin. It was observed for the change of cough and other sympotom before and after treatment, as well as immunity globin and eosinophil level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was obviously effect for strengthen spleen resolving dampness decoction combined with Xiao Qinglong decoction to chronic cough, and it could improve concomitant symptom. This method could raise serum IgG level and decrease eosinophil.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has a good effect for strengthen spleen resolving dampness decoction combined with Xiao Qinglong decoction to chronic cough with throat itching, and its mechanism may be that abnormal immune status is reasonably modulated by this method.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Hongjian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Minghua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Guozhen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003371:Cough / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal