ABSTRACT
[Objective] To observe the effect of Shuhou Kangyan Decoction (SKD), a liver-kidney nourishing, Qi-strengthening and blood-activating, wind-dispelling and heat-clearing prescription mainly composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Lycii, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, etc. , on interleukin-2 (IL-2) and soluble IL-2 receptor (SIL-2R) in serum and tears of patients with cataract after operation. [Methods] Forty-seven cases of cataract after ultrasonic emulsification plus artificial lens implantation were randomized into two groups. Group A (n = 26) was treated with routine operation and eye drops and group B ( n = 21) with SKD additionally and other 15 healthy aged people ( n = 15) receiving physical examination in the out-patient department served as normal controls. [Results] Post-operative serum SIL-2R level was higher in groups A and B than that before operation ( P 0.05). Post-operative IL-2 and SIL-2R levels in the serum and tears were higher in group A than that in groups B and C (P