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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 Integrative Medicine on 40 cases of lupus nephritis clinical observation Keywords:] lupus nephritis Lupus drink Integrative Therapy Lupus nephritis (lupus nephritis, LN) is a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) involving the kidney caused by an immune complex glomerulonephritis, is a major complication of SLE. According to the general pathological examination, SLE patients with renal involvement in about 90% If the electron microscopy and immunofluorescence examination, virtually all SLE patients had varying degrees of kidney disease [1]. At present, the main use for the treatment of LN intermittent cyclophosphamide pulse therapy combined hormone. but this therapy in some cases LN associated with vascular disease, especially less effective, and infection, bone marrow suppression high incidence of adverse reactions. author stasis, clearing heat and detoxification for the law to drink composed of lupus, with the addition and subtraction cards, with prednisone and cyclophosphamide triple therapy for the treatment of active LN 40 cases, good clinical efficacy and steroid and cyclophosphamide can effectively control the occurrence of adverse reactions. are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information 40 cases were in January 2004 -2005 Department of Nephrology, December between inpatient and outpatient hospital patients. Including 6 males and 34 females, aged 10 to 54 years, mean (34 + -11.9) years, SLE duration of 0.5 ~ 13 years, the average (5.2 + -0.2) years. 1.2 Diagnostic criteria All cases are in line with the 1982 American Rheumatism Association diagnostic criteria for SLE [1], and liver function in the normal range, excluding patients with severe renal insufficiency (renal failure and uremia on), and in accordance with LN assessment of clinical activity index standard score [2], all cases of clinical activity index LN score greater than or equal to 8 points. Standard 1.3 TCM syndrome Minist