Clinical Observations on 46 Cases of Globus Hystericus Treated with Modified Banxia Houpu Decoction

• Published in: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 103 - 107
• Main Author: 卜平 陈齐鸣 朱海杭 张旭东 徐海荣 张瑜 曹有军
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Conversion Disorder - drug therapy; Conversion Disorder - psychology; Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; 临床观察; 对照组; 心理状态; 改性效果; 治疗效果
• ISSN: 0255-2922
• DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60023-4

Objective： To observe the therapeutic effect and mechanism of modified Banxia Houpu decoction on globus hystericus. Methods： The 95 patients with globus hystericus were randomly divided into a treatment group of 46 cases treated with modified Banxia Houpu decoction and a control group of 49 cases treated with Manyanshuning （Granula for Clearing the Throat）. In addition, a normal group of 24 healthy people was set up. SCL-90 scale was adopted to observe the therapeutic effect, evaluate the psychological state of patients and build a database on combination of four diagnoses. Results： The effect of the modified Banxia Houpo decoction was better than that of the control group in relieving depression, anxiety and improving the psychological state （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Conclusion： Modified Banxia Houpu decoction has definite therapeutic effect on globus hystericus. Its mechanism may be related to its function in relieving depression and anxiety and regulating the osvchological state.