Traditional Chinese herbal medicine ultrasonic atomization combined with bloodletting at Ěrjiān ( EX-HN 6) for acute catarrhal conjunctivitis: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of bloodletting at Ěrjiān ( EX-HN 6) combined with traditional Chinese herbal medication (heat-clearing I recipe) ultrasonic atomization in treatment of acute catarrhal conjunctivitis (fulminant wind and invading fever). Method One hundred and twenty-two patients (244 eyes) were randomly divided into 3 groups. In group A (40 cases, 80 eyes), levofloxacin hydrochloride eye drops were administrated for four times per day; in group B (42 cases, 84 eyes), “heat-clearing I recipe” ultrasonic atomization was applied for twice per day with 20 min for each time; and in group C (40 cases, 80 eyes), bloodletting at EX-HN 6 was applied before ultrasonic atomization on the first 3 days of treatment, with once per day. Result (1) The total effective rate of group C was 100.00% which was significantly superior to 88.75% in group A ( P P Conclusion It is indicated from this study that “heat-clearing I recipe” ultrasonic atomization combined with bloodletting at EX-HN 6 in treatment of acute catarrhal conjunctivitis (fulminant wind and invading fever) have definite efficacy, its clinical efficacy is significantly superior to traditional levofloxacin treatment, and its course of treatment is obviously shorter than that of simple traditional Chinese medicine ultrasonic atomization. Cold ultrasonic atomization can effectively relieve local burning sensation, obviously relieve reddening and swelling and heat pain of patients, and ease subjective discomfort and emotional tension of patients.