Clinical observation of 50 cases of primary dysmenorrhea with cold coagulation and blood stasis treated by acupoint application of Yingxing Tongjing Gao(硬性痛经膏)
Objective To observe the clinical effect of acupoint application of Yingxing Tongjing Gao(硬性痛经膏)on primary dysmenorrhea syndrome of cold coagulation and blood stasis.Methods 100 patients with prima-ry dysmenorrhea with cold coagulation and blood stasis were divided into control group and treatment group by ran-dom number table method,with 50 cases in each group.The control group was treated with oral Wenjing decoction(温经汤),and the treatment group was treated Yingxing Tongjing Gao applied at Guanyuan point(CV4).After 3 menstrual cycles of treatment,the clinical efficacy,visual analog scale(VAS)score and dysmenorrhea symptom score of the two groups were compared.Results VAS score and dysmenorrhea symptom score of 2 groups were sig-nificantly decreased after treatment,and the difference was statistically significant compared with that before treat-ment(P<0.05 or P<0.01).After 3 menstrual cycles,the decrease was more obvious in the treatment group,and the difference was statistically significant compared with the control group at the same period(P<0.05).The total effec-tive rate was 80.0%(40/50)in the control group and 90.0%(45/50)in the treatment group,and the difference be-tween the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Application of Yingxing Tongjing Gao at Guanyuan point is effective in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with cold coagulation and blood stasis,which can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of patients,and is worthy of clinical application.