痹肿消汤治疗活动期类风湿关节炎的临床研究

对９６例活动期类风湿关节炎（ＲＡ）病人采用痹肿消汤治疗与西药甲氨喋呤（ＭＴＸ）作对照研究。结果表明：治疗一月，痹肿消汤组的病人其晨僵、关节疼痛、关节肿胀、关节压主关节功能障碍等主要症状与体征均较治前显著改善（Ｐ〈０．０１或Ｐ〈０．０５）；而ＭＴＸ组则无明显改善，两组比较差异有显著性（Ｐ〈０．０１或Ｐ〈０．０５）。治疗三月，上述主要症状与体征，两组均较治前有显著改善（Ｐ〈０．０１或Ｐ〈０．０５），但

Clinical investigation of effects of bizhongxiao decoction (BZX) on rheumatoid arthritis on active phase]

Ninety-six patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) on active phase were divided into BZX-treated group(BZXG) and methotrexate-treated group(MTXG). The results showed that after 1-month treatment, symptoms and signs, such as joint tenderness, arthralgia, arthroncus, of patients in BZXG improved notably(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), while those of patients in MTXG did not improve, there was significant difference between these two groups(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). After 3-month treatment, these symptoms and signs improved in both groups(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), but BZX had a better effect than MTX. ESR, CRP, RF, C3, IgG, IgA and IgM decreased significantly in both groups after treatment(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), ESR, CRP in BZXG decreased more and faster than those in MTXG. In BZXG the obviously efficient rat was 70%, the total efficacy rate was 94%, while in MTXG was 52% and 87% respectively. It is indicated that BZX can improve symptoms and signs of patients with RA, has better and faster effects on acute phase reaction than MTX; and it has anti-immunologic effects similar to MTX, and has no obvious side effect.