The invention provides application of a
traditional Chinese medicine composition in preparation of a
medicine for treating or preventing idiopathic inflammatory
myopathy. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following components in parts by weight: 1-100 parts of mangnolia
officinalis, 1-100 parts of scorched
betel nut, 1-100 parts of roasted
amomum tsao-ko, 1-100 parts of ephedra, 1-100 parts of
semen armeniacae amarae, 1-100 parts of notopterygium root, 1-100 parts of ginger, 1-100 parts of
pogostemon cablin, 1-100 parts of
eupatorium, 1-100 parts of rhizoma atractylodis, 1-160 parts of poria cocos, 1-120 parts of bighead atractylodes
rhizome, 1-100 parts of
gypsum, 1-100 parts of scorched
hawthorn fruit, 1-100 parts of scorched medicated leaven, 1-100 parts of scorched malt, 1-100 parts of
earthworm, 1-100 parts of
cynanchum paniculatum, 1-100 parts The
traditional Chinese medicine composition can improve the
disease symptoms of idiopathic
myopathy model rats, reduce the levels of
creatine kinase,
lactic dehydrogenase and glutamic oxalacetic
transaminase in serum of the rats, has a certain regulation effect on the
time limit and amplitude of
guinea pig electromyogram, can also reduce the activity of
creatine phosphokinase,
lactic dehydrogenase and glutamic oxalacetic
transaminase of the rats, and can improve the
curative effect of the rats. The traditional Chinese
medicine composition is proved to have a
treatment effect on idiopathic inflammatory
myopathy.