Chinese Medicine Fomentation Package in the Treatment of Upper Abdominal Pain Syndrome of Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold Type

Key Points

• This study aims to observe the clinical effects of traditional Chinese medicine fomentation on upper abdominal pain syndrome due to spleen and stomach deficiency cold type.
• Randomized trial with 90 patients from Beijing diagnosed with upper abdominal pain syndrome due to spleen deficiency cold.
• Patients divided into control group (aluminum magnesium suspension) and treatment group (Chinese medicine fomentation plus aluminum magnesium suspension).
• Comparison of clinical efficacy, symptom scores, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores between the two groups.
• The treatment group showed a higher cure rate than the control group (P<0.05).
• Post-treatment, the treatment group had significantly lower scores for abdominal pain, bloating, fatigue, and overall symptom scores compared to the control group (P<0.05).
• Overall effective rate was not significantly different between groups (P>0.05).