Symptoms scale

Baseline

The 1^st course

The 2^nd course

The 3^rd course

P value

Detail symptoms―no. (%)

1 Wind intolerance

38 (25.3)

29 (19.3)

41 (27.3)

42 (28.0)

0.19

2 Susceptible cold

43 (31.9)

26 (19.5)

32 (23.7)

34 (25.2)

0.072

3 Sneeze\running nose before onset

47 (26.3)

38 (21.2)

42 (23.5)

52 (29.1)

0.182

4 Onset during quarter

58 (25.6)

49 (21.6)

64 (28.2)

56 (24.7)

0.146

5 Rapid or difficult breathing

69 (32.4)

40 (18.8)

55 (25.8)

49 (23.0)

0.000

6 Wake up by asthma symptoms

70 (39.5)

31 (17.5)

39 (22.0)

37 (20.9)

0.000

7 Bluish complexion

13 (31.0)

7 (16.7)

9 (21.4)

13 (31.0)

0.406

8 Spontaneous sweating

27 (32.9)

10 (12.2)

23 (28.0)

22 (26.8)

0.017

9 Lassitude

53 (38.7)

25 (18.2)

26 (19.0)

33 (24.1)

0.000

10 Lack of speech

27 (34.2)

16 (20.3)

18 (22.8)

18 (22.8)

0.195

11 Decline in physical strength

39 (29.8)

26 (19.8)

29 (22.1)

37 (28.2)

0.135

12 Reduction of exercise

19 (26.0)

8 (11.0)

24 (32.9)

22 (30.1)

0.015

13 Lack of strength

58 (33.7)

37 (21.5)

36 (20.9)

41 (23.8)

0.003

14 Lack of energy after asthma attack

25 (26.9)

15 (16.1)

26 (28.0)

27 (29.0)

0.147

15 Poor appetite

15 (29.4)

10 (19.6)

13 (25.5)

13 (25.5)

0.762

16 Abdomen fullness

21 (24.1)

16 (18.4)

26 (29.9)

24 (27.6)

0.33

17 Sloopy stool

15 (20.8)

15 (20.8)

21 (29.2)

21 (29.2)

0.477

18 Diarrhea after intake of oil food

10 (13.5)

16 (21.6)

21 (28.4)

27 (36.5)

0.014

19 Fear of cold

38 (25.3)

34 (22.7)

37 (24.7)

41 (27.3)

0.769

20 Soreness and weakness of waist and knees

48 (25.7)

41 (21.9)

53 (28.3)

45 (24.1)

0.337

21 Tinnitus

31 (29.2)

25 (23.6)

27 (25.5)

23 (21.7)

0.623

22 Frequent urination/night urination

30 (26.5)

21 (18.6)

35 (31.0)

27 (23.9)

0.153

23 Redness, hotness or anxiety

24 (25.0)

18 (18.8)

27 (28.1)

27 (28.1)

0.383