Clinical Obervation On The Regulate Spleen And Stomach Treatment Of Repeated Respiratory Tract Infection In Children

Repeated respiratory tract infection (RRTI) is a frequently encountered disease in children. The sick rate is becoming rising in late years. The exact pathogenesis of this disease is not known yet. Most of the experts say that it is caused by multiple etiology, and the immunologic inadequacy is one of the most important factors. RRTI is treated by immunostimulant such as Levamisole in Western Medicine, this caused many side effect, and curative effect in the future is not clear. But Chinese Medicine is superiority to Western Medicine in treating RRTI, it get effect in clinic and better in late result.I observed that most of the RRTI children in our district were classified to spleen-deficiency with retention. I observed 31 cases according to this differentiation, by the method of regulating spleen and stomach, took the Xiaopijian-wei San (powder medicine) 2 months for one course of treatment. The medicine is composed of Radix Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Flos Caryophylli, Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai, Rhizoma Coptidis, Endothelium Corncum Gigcriae Galli etc. The children in control group were treated with transfer factor oral liquid, 10ml each day for half a month, then 10ml every other day for one and a half months. Before and after treatment, all cases have laboratory examination of IgA, IgG, IgM and T cell suhstrain, observed by the symptoms including anorexia, withered and yellowish complexion, abnormal stools and body weight. The lab dates between pre-treatment and post-treatment were significant difference in therapy group(P<0.01), were also significant difference between post-treatment in therapy and control groups(P<0.05).The results of the clinical observation are that in the therapy group there are 25 cases taking marked effect, 5 cases taking effect, 1 case taking no effect. Most of the sick children got another respiratory tract infection in half a year later, and the symptoms are mild, lasting time reduce 2 or 3 days, the symptoms of anorexia, withered and yellowish complexion, abnormal stools get improved, the body weight get increased.Spleen and stomach are the material basis for the acquired constitution. When the spleen functions well in transportation, distribution and transformation, the body get a good digestion. The spleen can produce enough nutrients for transformation Qi, blood, Jinye and Jing, for nourishing organs, channels, limbs, muscles, skin and hair. So we say that spleen and stomach have a very important relationship to the life activities. I observed in the clinic that most of the RRTI children had obvious symptoms of spleen-deficiency. TCM regards that all diseases are due to spleen and stomach deficiency, pathogenic factors can not invade the body if spleen get well function. So I regulate spleen and stomach, reinforce spleen to promote digestion. We know that regulate spleen and stomach can regulate the disorder of immune mechanism, especially improve the cell immunity function, reinforce the function to resist exopathogens, reduce the times of catching RRTI, improve children's life.