The Relation Between Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine for Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer and Human Zinc, Copper——A Primary Report

The purpose of this study is to explore the relation between general condition of patients with recurrent aphthous ulcer （RAU） and human zinc and copper with traditional Chinese medical conception of the organism as a whole, and adjustment effect of human body zinc and copper by traditional Chinese medical treatment. Results showed that, The average value of serum zinc of 75 cases of R.A.U is on lower level within normal range, serum copper is normal, the rate of copper to zine is higher than normal value. Analysis using the traditional Chinese medical theory show, serum zinc of patients of dificency symptom-complex is lower than excessiveness symptomcomplex, the rate of copper to zinc of patients of dificency symptom-complex is higher than normal range. The zine content of serum and the rate of copper to zine are different in patients of various symptom-complex of R.A.U. The zinc and copper content of serum were adjusted, the rate of copper to zinc was normalized and the immune function of T-cell increase distinctiy by traditional Chinese medical treatment according to an overall differentiation of symptoms and signs. Thus the theraputic effect of traditional Chinese medicine was better than zine preparation.