Clinical Study on Hyperlipemia Treated with Catgut Embedding Therapy

Objective:This clinical study selected those with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects,whose curative effect of catgut embedding is to be explored in this study. Methods:The clinical study selected 60 cases with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects,who were randomized into two groups according to the internalization standard and exclusion standard,i. e catgut embedding group and medication group,30 cases in each group. The catgut embedding group were treated with catgut embedding once every 2 weeks as a course of treatment,and its treatment lasted 6 weeks. The medication group were given medication of Xuezhikang Capsule,2 pills every time and twice every day for continually 6 weeks. Indexes of blood lipids and TCM symptomatic scores were detected before and after treatment in the two groups. Results:(1) The assessment of curative effect in blood lipids showed that both the catgut embedding group and medication group had gained satisfactory therapeutic effect,whose total effective rates in the improvement of blood-lipid levels indicated no significant difference(P 0. 05) . (2) The analysis of the relationship of curative effect in blood lipids of catgut embedding group and their CM syndromes revealed that the total effective rate of obstruction with tubid phlegm was much higher than that of yang deficiency of spleen and kidney with significant difference(P 0. 05) . (3) The evaluation of total effective rate in CM symptoms carried out after treatment in each group proved satisfactory effect in the catgut embedding group,which demonstrated marked difference in the comparison with the medication group. (4) The result of blood-lipid measurement before and after treatment in each group demonstrated dramatic drop in the serum content of TC and TG,which showed highly sighnificant differences(P 0. 01) ,and the serum content of LDL-C also decreased obviously before and after treatment in each group(P 0. 05) . However,the comparison between the catgut embedding group and medication group after treatment didn't show any marked difference in the serum content of TC、TG、HDL-C、LDL-C(P 0. 05) . Conclusion:The catgut embedding therapy has remarkable clinical curative effect,and its advantages are demonstrated in the improvement of CM symptoms,persistent stimulation in acupoints,fewer doctor visits. For all these positive aspects,the catgut embedding therapy deserves more clinical application.