[Using Xiaoqinglong Decoction to Treat Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presenting External Cold and Internal Fluid Retention Syndrome: Observation of the Clinical Efficacy].

Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with the conventional protocol of western medicine deminstrates good clinical efficacy in treating patients with AECOPD of exterior cold and interior fluid retention syndrome, and can effectively improve the TCM syndromes, relieve the symptoms of dyspnea, reduce the inflammatory response, promote the resolution of infection, delay disease progression, improve short-term prognosis, and shows better safety.