International Research in Chinese Medicine

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Jueming Chrysanthemum tea in the intervention of patients with dizziness, headache, and dry eye syndrome characterized by liver-fire flaming upward. Methods A total of 136 patients with dizziness, headache, and dry eye syndrome characterized by liver-fire flaming upward were selected and randomly divided into a control group and an intervention group, with 68 cases in each group. The control group was treated with oral Flunarizine Hydrochloride capsules combined with sodium hyaluronate eye drops. The intervention group was treated with Jueming Chrysanthemum tea on the basis of sodium hyaluronate eye drops. Both groups were treated continuously for 2 weeks. The total clinical effective rate of the two groups was compared. The degree of headache was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The improvement of dry eye syndrome was assessed by Tear Break-up Time (TBUT) and Schirmer’s Test (SIT). The changes in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes were also evaluated. Results After the intervention, the total clinical effective rate of the intervention group was 94.1%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (66.2%) (P<0.001). The VAS scores, TBUT, and SIT of both groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment (P<0.01), and the improvement in the intervention group was significantly better than that in the control group (P<0.01). The TCM syndrome scores of the intervention group (red eyes, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, constipation, red tongue body, and yellow tongue coating) were significantly decreased after treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion Jueming Chrysanthemum tea can effectively improve the clinical symptoms, ocular surface function, and TCM syndromes of patients with dizziness, headache, and dry eye syndrome characterized by liver-fire flaming upward, showing significant clinical efficacy.

Jueming Chrysanthemum tea; Liver-fire flaming upward; Dizziness and headache; Dry eye syndrome