TO OBSERVE THE CLINICAL EFFECT OF MA TONG SAN AND HUOXUE TONGLUO TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE FOOT BATH IN TREATING DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Song TianQi¹, An Liping^{2, *}, Sun Hua^{3, *}

¹Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Beihua University, Jilin, China - ²College of Pharmacy Beihua University, Jilin, China - ³Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Beihua University, Jilin, China

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Ma Tong San and Huoxue Tongluo traditional Chinese medicine foot bath in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Methods: From May 2018 to March 2019, 100 patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in our hospital were outpatient and inpatient, 50 patients in the control group and 50 patients in the observation group, and the control group was treated with conventional western medicine. Tongsan oral, Huoxuetongluo traditional Chinese medicine footbath treatment lasted 12 weeks, and the efficacy and adverse reactions were compared. 

Results: The overall effect of the observation group was better than that of the control group, and the healing rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the Toronto Clinical Scoring System (TCSS) score and TCM syndrome score of the comparison observation group and the control group were lower than before treatment, and the comparison observation group between the groups was lower than the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the median nerve, ulnar nerve, common peroneal nerve, sensory nerve, and conduction velocity (SCV) of the two groups of subjects were compared (P<0.05). No adverse reactions were seen in either group. 

Conclusion: The combination of Ma Tong San and Huoxue Tongluo traditional Chinese medicine foot bath for diabetic peripheral neuropathy can improve the curative effect without increasing the risk of adverse reactions.