ABSTRACT
[Objective] To observe the effect of spleen-stomach regulating herbal medicine in improving the nutritional status in dystrophic patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. [ Methods ] Sixty-one dystrophic cases receiving maintenance hemodialysis were randomized into two groups. Group A ( n = 31) and group B ( n = 30) received the same symptomatic treatment and the same maintenance hemodialysis, and group A received spleen-stomach regulating herbal medicine additionally. For those in group A with spleen-stomach deficiency, Liujunzi Decoction was applied; for those with stagnation of phlegm, modified Huanglian Wendan Decoction was used. After treatment, the main symptoms and signs of dystrophy, triceps skin fold (TSF), and middle-arm muscle circumference (MAMC) were observed, as well as serum levels of total protein (TP), albumins (Alb) and transferrin (TRF), hemoglobin (HB), protein catabolic rate (nPCR) and SGA scoring for comprehensively nutritional evaluation. [Results] Compared with group B, symptoms and signs were much improved ( P