Clinical observation of Tanreqing Injection in treatment of patients with acute asthma / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM: To observe clinical efficacy of Tanreqing Injection(Radix Scutellariae,Bear gall powder,Ram's horn,Flos lonicerae japonicae and Fructus forsythiae) in treatment of patients with acute attack of bronchial asthma. METHODS: One hundred and seven patients with an acute asthma were randomly assigned into two groups: a treatment group(n=52,treated by Tanreqing Injection for 10 d in addition to the routine medications) and a control group (n=55,treated by routine medications).The serum levels of ET and TNF-? were determined by radioimmunoassay before and after treatment,respectively. RESULTS: Before treatment,there were no significant differences in the content of serum ET and TNF-? between the treatment group and the control group.However,after 10 d of treatment,the levels of ET and TNF-? in the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group(P