Clinical Study on Acupoint Application of Jianpi Powder Combined with Chinese Medicine Decoction in Chronic Atrophic Gastritis

Abstract

Background To investigate the clinical effects of acupoint application with Jianpi Powder combined with Chinese herbal decoction in chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG).Methods: 140 patients with CAG of spleen deficiency and phlegm stasis type from January 2018 to January 2020 were selected and divided into control and observation groups, with 70 cases in each group. The patients in control group was given Chinese medicine decoction, and those in the observation group was given acupoint application of Jianpi Powder combined with Chinese medicine decoction. The clinical efficacy, the levels of gastrograph index and inflammatory factors, life quality and the occurrence of adverse effects were compared.Results: After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group was obviously higher than that of the control group. The amplitudes of the pre-prandial and postprandial electrogastrograms were obviously higher, and those in the observation group were obviously higher compared with the control group. Interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-11 (IL-11), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) were decreased than those before treatment, and those in the observation group was lower. The scores of physical function, health status, social function, and mental health were obviously higher than those before treatment, with the significantly increase in patients of the observation group . There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse effects.Conclusion: Acupoint application of Jianpi Powder with traditional Chinese medicine decoction has a significant effect on patients with CAG, with clinical symptoms improvement, inflammation reduction, and the recovery of gastric motility promotion.