Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1990 May; 10(5): 280-2, 260.

[Treatment of orthostatic dysregulation by the principle of bu-shen yi-qi]

Zhou J, Zhou S.

Nan'an County Hospital of TCM, Fujian.

Sixty cases of orthostatic dysregulation was randomly divided into treatment group (TG) and control group (CG), both 30 cases. Traditional Chinese medical herbs were used for TG under the principle of Bu-Shen Yi-Qi, and routine treatments such as oryzanol, vitamin B1 and B6 were applied to CG. After a curable stage of one month, the results showed that 16 of TG and 4 of CG were cured; 8 of TG and 6 of CG improved. The cure rate and the effective rate were significantly better in TG than in CG (P less than 0.01). 43 cases (71.7%) clinically expressed mild anemia. Before and after the treatment, the values of RBC, SI, Hb, SIBC, MCH in 20 cases of TG turned significantly better (P less than 0.01), but 17 cases of CG remained unchanged under the principle. The authors purposefully selected herbs that contain rich trace elements. For example, iron is an important element of Hb and zinc is an element in proteotic nucleicacidase. The quantity of zinc in body is related to many enzyme activities. Since these herbs could increase chronotropic effect of blood vessels and cure anemia, they could be used to cure patients with orthostatic dysregulation.