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Objective To evaluate the improvement effect of Nerve Growth Decoction ( NGD) on symptoms in senile Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with multi-scales.Methods Totally 100 PD patients who have previously taken Madopa therapy were divided into NGD treatment group(70 cases) and control group( 30 cases) .The NGD treatment group took a package of NGD oral solution twice a day for 30 days,and went on next period of 30 days after an interval of 1~2 weeks.The Unified Parkinson disease Rating Scale (UPDRSⅡ,UPDRSⅢ),the PD NMS Questionnaire (NMSQuest),Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL), the 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire ( PDQ-39 ) and Schwab & England Daily Living Scale ( Schwab) were used to evaluate both NGD treatment and control group,and within NGD treatment group be-fore and after NGD treatment.Results ( 1) There were significant differences comparing NGD treatment group with control group in ADL,Schwab,PDQ-39 and NMSQuest ( P<0.05) ((27.78±10.54)points,(0.87 ±0.14)points,(26.07±19.18)points,(9.95±4.70)points vs ((34.15±13.88)points,(0.77±0.21)points, (37.47±24.05)points,(13.46±4.01)points,respectively).(2)There were significant differences in UPDRSⅡ,UPDRSⅢ,NMSQuest,ADL,PDQ-39 and Schwab (10.68±7.15)points,(23.79±16.64)points,(33.96± 14.06)points,(0.77±0.21)points,(36.96±24.26)points,(11.96±5.17)points vs ((8.50±6.40)points, (16.79±13.48)points,(27.78±10.54)points,(0.87±0.14)points,(26.07±19.18)points,(9.95±4.70) points,respectively) between before and after treatment in NGD treatment group (P<0.05, P<0.01) .Con-clusion Based on Madopa therapy,the NGD may obviously improves the symptoms,the patient's quality of life and ability of daily life in senile PD patients.Multi-scale evaluations can be used systematically to evalu-ate PD patients,and as assessment indicators for effects of Traditional Chinese drugs.