Yang Weihua, Ouyang Jianhong, Zhu Kejian, Zhou Shen, Peng Zhihui
Hunan Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410006.
J Tradit Chin Med. 2003 Sep;23(3):172-4.
To verify the therapeutic effects of the method of softening and lubricating the joints, and calming the endogenous wind in case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with the syndrome of channel blockage due to yin deficiency, 60 RA patients with the syndrome of channel blockage due to yin deficiency were randomly divided into a treatment group (40 cases) and a control group (20 cases) and treated respectively by the above method for the former and with Zheng Qing Feng Tong Ning Tablets ([symbol: see text]) for the latter. The result turned out to be that the effect in the treatment group was very satisfying. The treatment group obtained a better result in the accumulated points of syndrome and RA, morning rigidity of the joints, grip strength, 20m walking time and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). The above indicates that channel blockage due to yin deficiency is an important pathogenesis of RA, and calming the endogenous wind is a method of choice for treating RA.
为验证柔筋润节、滋阴熄风法治疗阴虚络痹型类风湿关节炎（RA）的疗效，将60例阴虚络痹型RA患者随机分为治疗组（40例）和对照组（20例），治疗组采用上述方法治疗，对照组采用正清风痛宁片治疗。结果显示治疗组疗效满意。治疗组在证候积分、RA积分、关节晨僵、握力、20m步行时间及红细胞沉降率（ESR）方面均有较好改善（P<0.01或P<0.05）。以上表明阴虚络痹是RA的重要发病机制，滋阴熄风是治疗RA的有效方法。
