Clinical Effect of Soutong Sanjie Decoction Combined with Local Maimi灸 Therapy on Nodular Prurigo

doi:10.16458/j.cnki.1007-0893.2025.06.020

Abstract：Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of Soutong Sanjie Decoction combined with local Maimi灸 therapy on nodular prurigo. Methods: A total of 80 patients with nodular prurigo who visited Jiangmen Dermatology Hospital from May 2020 to May 2022 were selected as the study subjects and divided into a control group and an observation group according to different treatment methods, with 40 cases in each group. The control group received Soutong Sanjie Decoction combined with topical ointment treatment, while the observation group received Soutong Sanjie Decoction combined with Maimi灸 therapy. The clinical efficacy, quality of life, incidence of adverse reactions, and recurrence rate of the two groups were compared. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group (97.50%) was higher than that of the control group (77.50%), with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). After treatment, the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores of both groups were lower than before treatment, and the observation group had a lower score than the control group, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). The recurrence rate of the observation group (0.00%) was lower than that of the control group (9.68%), with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion: Soutong Sanjie Decoction combined with local Maimi灸 therapy has good clinical efficacy in treating patients with nodular prurigo, can improve patients' quality of life, does not increase adverse reactions, and has a low risk of recurrence.