A clinical study investigating the effects of Lung-18 pills on pulmonary fever

Abstract

Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide. According to the theory of traditional medicine, pneumonia is a lung disease characterized by fever, cough, and shortness of breath, caused by bacteria, blood, and bile, causing extensive damage to the lungs. Lung-18 (Lotsadgunsel) has the ability to remove bacterial heat and stop cough. At present, there is no research on the effect of Lung-18 medicine on fever in adults, and it is a reason for research. Aim: The effects of Lung-18 (Lotsadgunsel) pills on lung fever. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using a randomized controlled trial research design. The control group was Sanao tablets by oral, and the treatment group was treated with Lung-18 pills. The total syndrome score and total clinical effect of the two groups were calculated, respectively, and the efÏcacy index was calculated to determine the overall efÏcacy. Results: 8 cases were excluded in the treatment group, 8 cases were excluded, and 4 cases were excluded in the control group. Finally, there were 42 cases in each treatment group and control group. The overall effectiveness of Mongolian medicine syndrome was 88.1% in the treatment group and 66.7% in the control group. After treatment, the sum score of Mongolian clinical syndrome in both groups was significantly improved (P<0.05) compared to before treatment, and the comparison between groups showed that the degree of improvement in Mongolian clinical syndrome in the treatment group was significant. More than the control group (P<0.05). The treatment group had better suppression of cough, sputum color and quality, throat itching, dry throat, sore throat, nasal congestion, nasal dryness, and fever (P<0.05). Thirst and turbidity also improved. There was no significant difference in nasal discharge between treatment and control groups (P>0.05). No significant side effects were observed in any group. Conclusion: Lung-18 has a positive effect in the treatment of lung fever, its effect was more effective and safer than Sanaopian tablets.