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AIM: To observe the clinical effects of daniston danshentong c apsule in treatment of patients with nodular-cystic acne. METHODS: A group of patients (31 cases finished their observation in all 35 cases) wa s selected to take daniston danshentong capsule ( 0.25 g/capsule), 4 capsules three times daily. After continuous taking the agent for 8 weeks, the dosage ch anged to be 3 capsules three times daily. The treatment lasted for 12 weeks. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 83.9 %. Compared the mean number of the nodular-cystic acne before treatment (23?11) with that after 2 weeks of treatment (19?9), after 4 weeks (15?6), after 8 weeks (9?6), and aft er 12 weeks (7?7), all of the P values were less than 0.01 . The effective rate increased gradually along with administration time lengtheni ng. CONCLUSION: Daniston danshentong capsule is effective in tre atment of nodular-cystic acne, and eight-week course is a suitable for the tre atment.