Clinical Observation of Method of Tonifying Kidney and Removing Toxins in Treating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
January 2011
in “
Liaoning Zhongyiyao Daxue xuebao
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Studysummary This study found that Chinese medicine treatment "Tonifying Kidney and Removing toxins" significantly improved clinical symptoms and reduced disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compared to controls. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The study observed the effects of Chinese medicine for Tonifying Kidney and Removing Toxins on 60 SLE patients, divided into two groups. After 3 months, the treatment group showed a significantly higher efficiency (66.7%) compared to the control group (33.3%), with notable improvements in symptoms like dry mouth, weak waist, hair loss, and reductions in urinary protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The results indicated that this traditional Chinese medicine had good clinical efficacy in treating SLE with kidney deficiency and toxin removal.
