Objective To explore efficiency of Yiqi Yangyin Tongluo Recipe in treatment of patients with stage 3 of diabetic nephropathy in stage 3 differentiated as type of deficiency of Qi and Yin complicated with stasis.
Methods Totally 60 patients with stage 3 of diabetic nephropathy differentiated as type of deficiency of Qi and Yin complicated with stasis were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with conventional treatment, while the treatment group was treated with Yiqi Yangyin Tongluo Recipe on the basis of control group. Clinical efficacy of TCM syndromes was compared between two groups.
Results The total effective rate was 86.67% in the treatment group, which was significantly higher than 56.67% in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the improvement rates of symptoms such as fatigue, dry throat, thirst and drinking, shortness of breath and laziness, and scorching constipation in the treatment group were better than those in the control group.
Conclusion YiqiYangyin Tongluo Recipe can delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy in stage 3.