Clinical Observation on the Effect of Tongbi Heji plus Syndrome Differentiation Treatment for 90 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Tongbi Heji(Mixture for arthralgia)plus syndrome differentiation treatment on rheumatoid arthritis(RA).Methods The 90 cases were randomized into two groups.The Chinese medicine group was treated with Tongbi Heji plus herbal medicines for oral taking based on syndrome differentiation.The western medicine group was administered nimesulide,methotrexate and sulfasalazine.The effect of two groups and the changes in biochemical examination were observed for comparison after 3 months' treatment.Results In both groups,the symptoms were relieved,the indices of joint swelling and tenderness reduced,and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR)and reactive protein C(CRP)lowered(P0.01).The improvement of pathological condition of RA patients in the Chinese medicine group and the overall evaluation of patients and doctors were all better than those of western medicine group.Conclusion Tongbi Heji plus syndrome differentiation treatment can treat RA effectively and improve the pathological condition of patients.The side effect is less.