GU Hong. Clinical Observation of Ershi Wuwei Shanhu Pills Combined with Acupuncture on Migraine with 55 Cases[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(19): 210-213.
GU Hong. Clinical Observation of Ershi Wuwei Shanhu Pills Combined with Acupuncture on Migraine with 55 Cases[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(19): 210-213. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2014190210.
Objective: Clinical curative efficacy and mechanism of action of Ershi Wuwei Shanhu pills combined with acupuncture in treating migraine were investigated. Method: One hundred and ten patients with migraine were randomly divided into control group and observation group (55 cases
respectively) by random number table. Patients in control group received treatment of acupuncture
and patients in observation group received Ershi Wuwei Shanhu pills and acupuncture. Course of treatment in two groups were both 5 weeks. Frequency of headache attack
degree of headache
days of headache and accompanied symptoms were observed before and after treatment. Visual analogue scales were recorded before treatment and at the 2
12
24
36
48
60
72 h after treatment. Cerebral blood flow velocity was detected by transcranial Doppler (TCD) before and after treatment. And levels of β-endorphin (β-EP)
endothelin(ET)
5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) and nitric oxide(NO) in serum were detected. Result: VAS scores in two groups decreased significantly at the 2nd hour after treatment(P<0.01)
and there was a decline of VAS scores in two groups at the 12
24
36
48
60
72 h after treatment. VAS score in observation group was lower than in control group at the 72 nd hour after treatment (P<0.05).Scores of times of headache attack
degree of headache
days of headache and accompanied symptoms of headache and total scores in observation group were all lower than those in control group(P<0.01).Coronary flow velocity of middle cerebral artery(MCA)
anterior cerebral artery(ACA)
posterior cerebral artery(PCA)
vertebral artery(VA) and basilar artery(BA) were all lower than those in control group(P<0.01). Levels of β-EP
NO and 5-HT in observation group were higher than those in control group and level of ET was lower than in control group(P<0.01).The total effective rate in observation group was 94.5%
which is superior to that in control group 84%(P<0.05). Conclusion: Ershi Wuwei Shanhu pills combined with acupuncture had obvious curative efficacy in treating migraine
the mechanism may be related to improving levels of β-EP