桑菊饮加减联合中药穴位贴敷治疗小儿风热咳嗽的临床有效性分析

Objective To explore the improvement of symptoms and effective rate of children with wind-heat cough treated with a Modified Sangju Decoction. Methods Retrospectively analyzed 70 pediatric cases of wind-heat cough admitted to our hospital from January 2023 to August 2025, dividing them into an observation group of 35 cases and a control group of 35 cases. Both groups received conventional western medicine treatment, with the observation group additionally receiving modified Sangju Decoction and TCM acupoint application combined therapy. Compared the treatment effective rate, time of disappearance of various symptoms, and duration of hospitalization, as well as neutrophil percentage white blood cell count, and adverse reactions such as dizziness and loss of appetite during the treatment process. Results In the observation group, 28 children showed marked improvement, 6 showed improvement, and the overall effective rate reached 97.14%, which was higher than the control group's 68.57%(P<0.05). The observation group had shorter recovery times for symptoms such as lung rale, cough, and abnormal body temperature, and required less hospitalization compared to the control group(P<0.05). There were no significant statistical differences in untreated indicators between the two groups(P>0.05), but after treatment, all indicators in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). The incidence rates of adverse reactions in the two groups were 5.71% and 8.57%, respectively, with the observation group having a slightly lower rate but no statistical difference compared to the control group(P>0.05). Conclusion Combining modified Sangju Yin and traditional Chinese medicine acupoint application can help control the condition of children with wind-heat cough, improve the efficacy, and have a positive effect on symptom improvement and accelerated recovery process. The application is highly safe and of great application value.