Staged Treatment of Plastic Bronchitis in Children
This study proposes a stage-based treatment approach for plastic bronchitis in children.In the early stage,wind,heat and phlegm are the main pathologic factors,and wind-heat combined with phlegm is the main pathologic mechanism;commonly used formula include Yinqiao Powder combined with Maxing Shigan Decoction to dispel wind and promote the lungs,and clear away heat and resolve phlegm.In the extreme stage,phlegm,heat,tox-in and stasis are the main pathological factors,and phlegm-heat and stasis and toxic-heat and stasis are the most common ones;prescriptions such as Qianjin Weijing Decoction,Maxing Shigan Decoction,and Jiegeng Decoction are used to remove heat and exclude phlegm,cool the blood,detoxify toxins and drain the pus and eliminate stasis.In the late stage,dryness,deficiency,phlegm and stasis are the main pathological factors,and deficiency-heat with phlegm and stasis are the main disease mechanism,so Maimendong Decoction combined with Liujunzi Decoction is used to benefit the qi and nourish the yin and to dissolve phlegm and dispel stasis.Phlegm is present through-out the disease,and blood stasis is present in the middle and late stages of the disease.
Plastic bronchitisChildrenTraditional Chinese medicineStaged treatment