Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of tonifying kidney and regulating Chong receipt in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) and its effect on bone biochemical markers. Methods One hundred and six patients with PMO admitted to the outpatient in our hospital from January 2015 to September 2016 were selected and divided into two groups, according to the random number table method. Patients in the control group received routine Western medicine treatment. Patients in the observation group received tonifying kidney and regulating Chong receipt. The comprehensive clinical efficacy, the serum levels of sex hormones, cytokines, and bone biochemical markers before and after the treatment were recorded and compared between the two groups. Results After 6 months of the treatment, the total effective rate in the observation group was 92.5%, which increased significantly compared to that in the control group (75.5%, P<0.05). Compared with those before the treatment, serum levels of testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) in the observation group increased significantly after 6 months of the treatment (P<0.01). However, the indicators in the control group didn't improve significantly (P>0.05). Serum level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was constant before and after the treatment in both groups (P>0.05). After 6 months of the treatment, the levels of serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly lower than those before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01), and they decreased more significantly in the observation group (P<0.01). Compared with those before the treatment, the serum levels of type I procollagen N-terminal propeptide (PINP), c-terminal telopeptide region of collagen type 1 (β-CTX), and bone carboxyglutamic protein (BGP) decreased significantly in both groups after 6 months of the treatment (P<0.01), but bone alkaline phosphatase (B-ALP) level increased significantly (P<0.01), and it improved more significantly in the observation group (P<0.01). Conclusion The application of tonifying kidney and regulating Chong receipt is more helpful to relieve the symptoms and signs of PMO patients. It relieves the state of high bone turnover, maintains the balance of bone metabolism, and increases bone mineral density. The effect of comprehensive therapy is more significant. |