臍療治療小兒厭食：1994−2014年中國期刊文獻分析

Navel Herbal Plaster Therapy for the Treatment of Children with Poor Appetite: Analysis of Chinese Literatures from 1994 to 2014

本研究探討敷臍療法治療小兒厭食的中藥應用分析。收集整理1994−2014年中國期刊全文資料庫臨床文獻，用Microsoft Excel 建立資料庫，通過資料篩選及排序等功能對選用藥物的使用頻次分佈與中醫證型進行統計分析。敷臍療法治療小兒厭食的文獻共50篇，單純敷臍治療小兒厭食的臨床文獻多於敷臍配合其他方法治療小兒厭食的臨床文獻；在敷臍療法治療小兒厭食的辨證分型中，排列在前三位的分別是脾胃不和、脾胃氣虛及脾胃陰虛；共涉及中藥51味，其中雞內金應用頻率最高，其次為砂仁、山楂、蒼朮，再其次為白朮。本研究探討小兒厭食之敷臍療法，並分析中國期刊選用中藥敷臍療法之經驗，可作為未來中醫藥臨床研究療效及安全性之參考。

To characterize the application of topical herbal plaster on umbilicus for the treatment of children with poor appetite. The clinical literatures published in the China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CJFD) between 1994 and 2014 were collected. Data were input in the Microsoft Excel software for further screening and sorting. Frequency distributions of the herbs as well as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes were analyzed. Overall, 50 clinical literatures of navel herbal plaster therapy for children with poor appetite were collected. There were more studies with only navel herbal plaster therapy than navel herbal plaster therapy combined with other therapies. Among the TCM syndromes, Spleen-Stomach disharmony, Spleen-Stomach qi vacuity and Spleen-Stomach yin vacuity are the most common three types. Fifty-one herbs were used; Galli Gigeriae Endothelium Corneum was the most frequently prescribed single herb, followed by Amomi Fructus, Crataegi Fructus, Atractylodis Rhizoma, and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma. This study investigated the navel herbal plaster therapy for children with poor appetite and summarized the clinical experiences published in the China Academic Journals Full-text Database. The results can be used for further evaluation of TCM clinical efficacy and safety.