Xu Guanglin
Journal of traditional Chinese medicine= Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2006
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the effect of modified banxia xiexin tang ([Chinese characters: see text] Pinellia Decoction for Draining the Heart) in treatment of laryngopharyngitis caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Methods
Forty patients in the treatment group were treated with modified Pinellia Decoction for Draining the Heart and 38 patients in the control group were treated with Jinsang Liyan Wan ([Chinese characters: see text] Pills for a Good Voice by Relieving Sore-Throat). The effects were evaluated by the improvement in symptoms and the parameters obtained in a grading system of gastroscopy and laryngoscopy. Results and
Conclusion
The comparison of therapeutic effects on complication of laryngopharyngitis, GERD symptoms, and findings in gastroscope grading and laryngoscope (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) demonstrated that the modified Pinellia Decoction for Draining the Heart was much more effective in treating laryngopahryngitis caused by gastroesophageal reflux.
| PMID: | 16817279 |
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| Category: | Digestive Health |
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