Traditional Chinese medicine composition containing chinemys reevesii for treating dermatomyositis and preparation thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine composition which contains tortoise plastron and is used for treating dermatomyositis and a preparation thereof. The dermatomyositis is classified as 'flaccidity syndrome' by the theory of collateral diseases of the Chinese traditional medicine, and the pathogenesis of the dermatomyositis is mainly the deficiency of the spleen and the kidney, no source for the production and transformation of qi and blood, inability of the weakened body resistance to conquer pathogen, and obstruction of the collaterals of muscles and skin by wind cold dsmpness, thus affecting the liver, the kidney and the spleen and causing the yin collaterals stasis of internal organs, qi-blood disharmony, and malnutrition of the limbs, skin, tendons and channels. Aiming at treating syndromes of yin deficiency of the liver and the kidney, and weakness and stasis of collaterals and channels caused by the dermatomyositis, the Chinese traditional medicine composition determines the treatment based on differentiation of symptoms and signs by the theory of the collateral deficiency of Chinese traditional medicine, and is made from dried rehmannia root, the tortoise plastron, turtle shell, eclipta, glossy privet fruit, sweet wormwood, dogwood fruit, mistletoe, Chinese wolfberry, moutan bark, earth worm and batryticated silkworm to invigorate the liver and kidney and replenish vital essence for removing obstruction from the channels. Clinical studies prove that the traditional Chinese medicine composition can treat the dermatomyositis effectively.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition containing tortoise shell for treating dermatomyositis and a preparation thereof, belonging to the technical field of Chinese herbal preparations. Background technique [0002] Dermatomyositis (DM) is a non-suppurative inflammatory myopathy that mainly involves striated muscle and is mainly infiltrated by lymphocytes. It is one of the autoimmune connective tissue diseases. The disease has a long course and a high disability rate , difficult to cure, Western medicine mainly uses glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants for treatment. In traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is classified as "atrophy syndrome", which is more in line with the characteristic symptoms and main pathological mechanism of this disease. [0003] The pathogenesis of dermatomyositis is mainly due to the deficiency of spleen and kidney, the biochemistry of qi and blood has no source, and the deficiency of qi a...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the action of glucocorticoids lacks specificity, and long-term use can cause various adverse reactions to the human body; immunoglobulins and immunosuppressants are expensive and not suitable for long-term use