| After a cold cough and chronic cough, as one common disease of the respiratory outpatient department, usually refers to cough lasting three to eight weeks, or even more than eight weeks,with cough and expectoration as the sole or main symptoms, preliminary investigation no abnormal chest X-ray. The specific causes of chronic cough are diverse and complex, definite diagnosis requires a lot of medical resources,so doctors often misdiagnosed.Traditional chinese medicine in the treatment of the disease has a unique advantage.Chronic cough is a traditional Chinese medicine "internal injuries cough" category, humid and heat cough,as one type of internal injuries cough, had little discuss and narrative.Because the delicately prescription of Dew detoxification dan, it commonly used in clinical treatment of humid and heat cough. Research purpose:This study has collected 61 patients in respiratory outpatient department.All these people were given prescriptions of Dew detoxification dan.The main purpose of the research is to explore the the etiology,pathogenesis and syndrome characteristics of humid and heat cough which were treated by Dew detoxification dan.Beside those,patients’ ages,gender discrepancy,ill seasons, history of disease,traditional herbs which are often added in Dew detoxification dan are also this research’s subjects. I hope we can have a better understanding in humid and heat cough and the application of Dew detoxification dan.The ultimate aim is to provide the reference for our doctors so that they could cure more diseases. The research methods:All patients’ clinical information is recorded by the unified design of" Dew detoxification dan prescription and syndrome questionnaire"This questionnaire including:1. general information 2. history of disease 3. process of diagnosis and treatment 4.symptoms of humid and heat cough, systemic symptoms, tongue and pulse condition,prescript ions and drugs’ dosage. Define 7 days as a course of treatment, select patients that cough and expectoration symptom were relieved as the research objects.Analyzing and summarizing the above information,using statistical software to statistic and check data,finally we draw conclusions what kind of humid and heat cough suit to Dew detoxification dan. Conclusions:Cough which treated by Dew detoxification dan relate to lung and stomach closely.Exogenous factors and internal factors lead to the cough together.In all sicken crowd, women are in larger numbers than men. The mean age of 61 cases of patients was 43.57 years.The 30-39 age group had the largest incidence (39.3%).The secondary is 50-59 age group, taking up 19.7% and the third is 40-49 age group, taking up13.1%.December and June ate the high-occurrence seasons using Dew detoxification dan through statistical software analysising,but Dew detoxification dan can be used all the year round.Patients often have respiratory chronic illness.On the basis of the collected information, we can conclude the most common symptoms using Dew detoxification dan.The prolonged cough will be worse at night and always due to changes in temperature and increased fatigue.White or yellow white and sticky phlegm is hard to cough out.Chest tightness, shortness of breath, throat adverse,Sticky and bitter taste in the mouth,feeling thirsty and prefer to hot water or do not want to drink,abdominal distension, loss of appetite are common symptoms.Patients always have a bowel movement, urine of abnormalities,including Loose stool, viscous stool,or constipation.Their tongue are red and the tongue coating is greasy.The body of tongues are always bigger.When taking their pulses, it feels like Hua pulse and touching strings or XiHua pulse.In this research, literature review and observation of clinical syndromes,etiology Dew detoxification dan cough,pathogenesis,characteristics syndrome,tongue and pulses preliminary research and discussion. The ultimate aim is to reference Syndrome Treatment for humid and heat cough. |