ABSTRACT
Objective To research the effect of Xiaoguruanjian pill on liver cirrhosis ascites patients and the regulation on blood NO and ET-1. Methods 133 liver cirrhosis ascites were divided into two groups randomly. 45 cases of the control group were treated with routine western medicine according to the patients state of illness, 88 cases of the treatment group were treated with Chinese herbal compounds Xiaoguruanjian Pill on the basis of routine western medicine. The total effective rate, liver function test, ultrasonogram of liver and spleen, the contents of blood NO and ET-1 of two groups were detected before and after the treatment, and the effect on blood NO and ET-1 of patients with SBP and renal dysfunction were observed too. Results There was a significant difference between the two groups in the total effective rate, improvement of the liver function test, ultrasonogram of portal vein diameter and spleen, and the regulation of blood NO and ET-1 level (P