Clinical Observation on the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia(Phlegm-heat and Lung Closure Type)in Children with Xiebai Powder Combined with Meridian Massage

GENG Yaqi; LIU Liping

doi:10.16458/j.cnki.1007-0893.2026.01.013

Abstract：Objective To compare the therapeutic effects of Xiebai Powder combined with meridian massage and Xiebai Powder alone in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia(phlegm-heat and lung closure type)in children,and to provide new ideas and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.Methods Eighty children with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia of phlegm-heat and lung closure type admitted to Zhengzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from September 2024 to March 2025 were selected as the research objects.They were divided into a treatment group and a control group according to the random number table method,with 40 cases in each group.After admission,both groups of children received basic treatments including antiviral therapy,antiasthmatic therapy and relief of mucosal edema.On this basis,the children in the control group were treated with Xiebai Powder,while those in the treatment group were treated with Xiebai Powder combined with meridian-following massage.The therapeutic effects,disappearance time of symptoms and signs,time for respiratory syncytial virus to turn negative,and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores before and after treatment of the two groups of children were compared.Results The total effective rate of treatment for both groups of children was 100.00%,but the clinical cure rate in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The disappearance time of cough,wheezing,fever,throat congestion with wheezing and pulmonary rales in the treatment group was shorter than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The time for respiratory syncytial virus to turn negative in the treatment group was(6.72±1.34)days,which was shorter than that in the control group[(7.58±1.66)days],and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).After the treatment,the TCM syndrome score of the children in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Xiebai Powder combined with meridian-following massage has a remarkable therapeutic effect on respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia(phlegm-heat and lung closure type)in children.It can also improve clinical symptoms of the children and shorten the time for the virus to turn negative.