Clinical Value of Guizhi Shaoyao Decoction and Xiaobao Pill in the Treat-ment of Children with Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
Objective To analyze the value of Guizhi Shaoyao Decoction combined with Xiaobao pill in the treatment of mesenteric lymphatitis in children.Methods A total of eighty-four children with mesenteric lymphadenitis admitted to Longkou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from December 2022 to December 2023 were conveniently se-lected as the study objects,and were divided into groups according to random number table method,with forty-two cases in each group.The comparison group received traditional treatment,and the practice group received Guizhi Sha-oyao Decoction combined with Xiaobao pill.The inflammatory index,double diameter of intestinal lymph node,symp-tom score,symptom recovery time and curative effect were compared between the two groups.Results Before treat-ment,there was no statistically significant difference in C-reactive protein(CRP)and procalcitonin(PCT)between the two groups(both P>0.05).After treatment,CRP and PCT in practice group were lower than those in comparison group,and the differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).After treatment,the long diameter and short diameter of intestinal lymph nodes were lower than before treatment,and the practice group was lower than the comparison group,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05);the scores of related symptoms such as nausea,vomit-ing,abdominal pain and chills were lower than before treatment,and the practice group was lower than the comparison group,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The recovery time of each symptom in practice group was shorter than that in comparison group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The total effective rate of the practice group was 97.62%,which was higher than that of the comparison group(83.33%),and the differ-ence was statistically significant(χ2=4.974,P<0.05).Conclusion Guizhi Shaoyao Decoction combined with Xiaobao pill has good curative effect,can quickly reduce the inflammation of children,improve the related symptoms of mesen-teric lymphadenitis,shorten the time of symptom elimination.