Ye R G, Ren G H, Li H Q
Renal Research Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1994 Jun;14(6):343-5, 324.
The therapy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine (TCM-WM) on lupus nephritis (LN) was explored. There were 74 and 66 cases in the TCM-WM group and WM group respectively. The results showed that in TCM-WM group the effective rate and recurrence rate were 95.9% and 4.1% respectively, while in WM group they were 80.3% and 21.2% respectively. The occurrence rate of side effect was 37.9% and 77.3% in TCM-WM group and WM group respectively. It indicated that the therapy of TCM-WM could significantly enhance curative rate and reduce recurrence and side effect rate.
