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Objective To observe the influence of different extraction technologies on baicalin content in QinShao tablet. Methods Determine the changes of baicalin content in two different decocting methods: 1 to decoct Baical Skullcap Root together with other Chinese medicines, and 2 to decoct Baical Skullcap Root after other medicines. Results The result showed the later decocting method (decoct baical skullcap root later) can increase the content of baicalin by 5.2mg/g. Conclusion To decoct Baical Skullcap Root after other medicines in QinShao tablet can increase the content of baicalin and thus enhance its clinical therapeutic effects.
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[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of oral use of heat-clearing, damp-removing and toxicity-clearing herbal medicine combined with ultrasonic wave and herbal medicine mask treatment in treating acne simplex (AS). [Methods] Two hundred and ten cases of AS were randomized into groups A and B. Group A ( n=113) was treated with modified Yinchenhao Decoction and Qingfei Decoction for oral use and added with ultrasonic wave and mask prepared with herbal medicine including Borneolum Syntheticum, Flos Lonicerae, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Fructus Forsythiae; group B ( n=97) was treated with metronidazole 0.2 g, tid, and vitamin Bg 20mg, tid, as well as erythromycin ointment for external application. After a 4-week treatment, the therapeutic effect was compared. [Results] The total effective rale was 80.6% in group A and 41.3% in group B, and the markedly effective rate was 50.5% in group A and 28.9% in group B, the difference being significant (P