Experience of Combining Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Treating Babies with Nephrotic Syndrome

Objective :We aimed to investigate the curative effect of the treatment of combining Traditional Chinese and western medicine of babies with nephrotic syndrome in the rural Hospital and homes.Methods:There were 26 cases in the treated group.On the base of western medicine treatment of hormones,Traditional Chinese prescription(Liu Wei Di Huang Soup added with the root of membranous milk vetch,dodder seeds,vakuci and root of red-rooted salvia)was given during the whole course.The doses of Chinese medicines were given based on the differentiation of symptoms and signs.The 24 cases in the comparative group were treated only with western drugs.Results:The overall curative rate of the treatment group was 92.3%,whereas that of the comparative group was 62.5%P0.05.Conclusion:The clinical curative effect was increased with the treatment of combining Traditional Chinese and western medicine because the therapy played a cooperative role in the treatment and could both reduce root cause and relieve symptoms of the disease.