Research Article
The Exploration of Disease Pattern, Zheng, for Differentiation of Allergic Rhinitis in Traditional Chinese Medicine Practice
Table 5
Clinical trials of allergic rhinitis included in this study*.
| Study | Number of patients | Age (yr; range) | Patterns description (cases) |
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Yang et al. [35] |
216 | 36.2; 7–63 | Lung qi deficiency: 100 | Spleen qi deficiency: 71 | Kidney qi deficiency: 45 |
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Liu et al. [36] |
242 | 42.6† | Lung yang deficiency pattern with wind-cold assailing the lung: 167 | Phlegm-heat obstructing the lung: 23 | Spleen qi deficiency: 32 | Kidney yang deficiency: 20 |
|
Tang et al. [37] |
70 | 28.95† | Lung yang deficiency pattern with wind-cold assailing the lung: 24 | Phlegm-heat obstructing the lung: 16 | Spleen qi deficiency: 20 | Kidney yang deficiency: 14 |
|
Qiu et al. [38] |
256 | 32.52; 7–70 | Lung qi deficiency: 124 | Phlegm-heat obstructing the lung: 32 | Spleen qi deficiency: 72 | Kidney yang deficiency: 28 |
|
Lu et al. [39] |
106 | 31, 4–82 | Lung qi deficiency: 60 | Dual deficiency of the lung-spleen qi: 21 | Dual deficiency of the lung-kidney qi: 25 |
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*
Studies without titles or an abstract in English are not listed in this table.
†
Range of age was not provided by the authors.
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