Bước đầu đánh giá tác dụng hạ acid uric của bài thuốc nam Thống phong – NK trên người bệnh gout

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the uric acid-lowering effect of the traditional medicine Thong phong – NK in Gout patients.

Subjects and methods: The study was conducted on 31 patients with elevated serum uric acid and recurrent joint pain, treated at Tue Tinh Hospital. The research method was an clinical interventional study, Comparison of results before and after treatment. Patients received the herbal remedy Thong phong – NK combined with electroacupuncture for a treatment duration of 30 days.

Results: Thong Phong – NK has the effect of reducing serum uric acid levels from 492,1 ± 72,98 µmol/l to 291,94 ± 70,82 µmol/l with a reduction of 200,16 ± 73,63 µmol/l (p<0,001). It also demonstrated analgesic effects with the average VAS score decreasing from 6,26 ± 0,64 to 1,1 ± 0,98 after 30 days (p<0,01). Thong phong - NK has the effect of reducing the number of inflamed joints with 67,7% of patients reporting no joint pain, 32,3% of patients still experience mild pain in one joint (p<0,05). The treatment significantly improved symptoms of phlegm retention with 33.3% reporting good results, 44.5% reporting fair results and 22.2% reporting average results.

Conclusion: The traditional medicine Thong phong – NK has effects in lowering serum uric acid levels in reducing pain and inflammation on Gout patients.