102 patients with cervical spondylosis were treated with Chinese herbal formulas based on traditional Chinese medicine principles of promoting blood circulation to removing blood stasis. The 9 hemorheological indexes before and after treatment were observed. 15 patients of all were also observed the changes of eyeground microangium. Moreover, the animal experiments were taken in order to test and verify the effects further.
The results revealed that the total effective rate was 96.1%. The main hemorheological indexes (eg. blood viscosity and plasma viscosity) showed significant difference in statistics before and after treatment (P less than 0.05, P less than 0.01). The changes of eyeground microangium had significant difference too, (P less than 0.01). The animal experimental results were the same as the clinical ones. Hence, the authors consider that Chinese herbal formulas had the effects to decrease the blood viscosity, improve microcirculation and accelerate blood flow.
Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1991 Jun;11(6):343-5, 325. Chinese.
