Clinical effect of Shufeng Tongqiao and Yifei Jianpi prescription in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

Objective To explore the clinical effect of Shufeng Tongqiao and Yifei Jianpi prescription in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. Methods From September 2015 to October 2017, 60 patients with allergic rhinitis in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Tongxiang were selected according to include and exclude standards.The patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the digital table, with 30 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional western medicine: loratadine tablets combined with budesonide nasal spray.The treatment group was given traditional Chinese medicine on the basis of the control group.Before and after treatment, the nasal congestion, runny nose, nasal itching, sneezing four indicators were recorded in the two groups.And nasal discharge, tears flowed pharyngeal from eye pain, oral cavity on the forehead, nose, or pain, headache, five secondary indicators, as well as in the case of a change rhinitis, quality of life questionnaire were collected.The data were statistically analyzed. Results Before treatment, there were no statistically significant differences in the main symptoms, secondary symptoms, serum IgE and quality of life between the two groups (all P>0.05). After 3 months of treatment, all the indicators in the two groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). In addition, the improvement of main symptoms and serum IgE in the treatment group were better than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (z/t=-2.708, -2.033, -3.757, -2.208, -2.432; P=0.007, 0.042, 0.000, 0.027, 0.018), but there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of subtypes and quality of life improvement (P=0.488, 0.448, 0.519, 0.228, 0.278, 0.338). After 1 year of follow-up, the mean scores of each group were analyzed and compared.The indicators in the treatment group showed a different degree of recovery after 3 months of treatment.However, compared with before treatment, the indicators were still significantly improved.The scores of nasal obstruction, runny nose, nasal itching, sneezing, quality of life, and serum IgE in the treatment group were (1.13±0.81)points, (1.00±0.94)points, (0.93±0.74)points, (1.00±0.74)points, (6.13±2.30)points, (92.23±12.55)points, compared with those before treatment, the differences were statistically significant (t/z=-5.575, -5.222, -6.281, -5.918, 5.633, 9.199, all P<0.01). Compared with the control group, all indicators were significantly better, the differences were statistically significant (z/t=-2.388, -2.390, -2.738, -2.350, 4.800, 4.022, 4.444, 4.356, 5.934, -2.023, -4.381; P=0.017, 0.017, 0.006, 0.019, 0.028, 0.045, 0.035, 0.037, 0.015, 0.048, 0.000). After 3 months of clinical treatment and 1 year follow-up analysis, the total effective rate of the treatment group was 93.3%, that of the control group was 86.7%, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (Z=-2.221, P=0.026). Conclusion The clinical efficacy of Shufeng Tongqiao and Yifei Jianpi prescription combined with western medicine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis is more significant than conventional western medicine alone, and the long-term efficacy is significant, which can effectively reduce the symptoms of patients, improve the quality of life of patients, and significantly reduce the level of serum IgE. Key words: Rhinitis, allergic, perennial; Drugs, Chinese herbal; Immunoglobulin E; Quality of life; Treatment outcome