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Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children Treated with Replenishing Qi
and Tonifying Kidney and the Changes in Thrombocyte Aggregate
Function
Shi Yu-min, Wu
Qing-shong, et alChin J Integr Med 11 (1), 1991.
Institute of TCM-WM, Children's Hospital,
Shanghai Medical Center, Shanghai
ABSTRACT
Forty-one children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
(ITP) were reported in this paper. Of all, 36 with petechia and
ecchymosis, 28 with nasal hemorrhage, 5 with hematochezia and
subcutaneous hematoma. According to the TCM differentiation, 24
and 17 of all belonged to the type of impairment of Yin due to
blood heat and both deficiencies of Qi and tonifying Kidney and
its basic prescriptions were: dried Racix Rehmanniae, Radix
Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Rubiae, Fructus
Psoralese, stir-frying Radix Astragall, Semen Cuscutae, Caulis
Spatholob; Chinese Jujubae, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. The average
duration was 5.02 months. Results: 24 cases cured, 6 recovered,
10 improved, 1 failed, with total effective rated of 97.6%. 22 of
the cured were followed-up without reoccurrence in average 10.4
months after withdrawal. In 32 cases the aggregation of
adrenaline induction was tested. The results before and after
treatment showed that the replenishing Qi and tonifying Kidney
may have a better effect on both acute and chronic children with
ITP without recurrence after withdrawal.
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