1School of Chinese medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
2Department of Chinese medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
3School of medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
【Summary】
An estimated 1 billion women worldwide are currently experiencing menopause, and this group of women is suffering from menopausal symptoms,including hot flashes, night sweats, cold sweats, and palpitations, insomnia,depressed mood, fatigue, and urogenital symptoms such as vaginal desiccation,decreased libido, and bone diseases such as joint pain. Osteodystrophy is the most common bone lesions in menopausal women include degenerative arthritis and primary menopausal osteoporosis. Osteodystrophy is a major problem that plagues older women, including joint pain affecting behavioral capacity and susceptible fractures caused by osteoporosis. However, western medicine has limitations in treating menopausal osteopathy. It is expected that in addition to providing effective treatment, medical drugs in the disease will also reduce the consumption of side effects and medical expenses. From the analysis of the health insurance database, it was found that Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (DHJST) is the most common prescription for treating bone lesions in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
According to literature research, DHJST can effectively treat bone lesions of menopausal women. This study intends to summarize the improvement of bone problems by summarizing the evidence of clinical trials and literature classics,and to explore its operational mechanism through basic experiments to further understand how DHJST can help to improve the bone lesions of menopausal women. Hoping to promote more safe, convenient, and clinically effective TCM prescriptions in this mode to benefit the people.
Keywords： menopause, osteodystrophy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (DHJST)
231.12 更年期妇女骨关节病变与独活寄生汤之探讨
