Revised Tongxie Yaofang Treat 57 Cases Diarrhea-type Intestinal Irritable Syndrome / 浙江中医药大学学报

ObjectiveTo explore the effective method of intestinal irritable syndrome(IBS). Method Randomly divide 57 cases into 2 groups, Chinese drug group 28 cases were treated with Tongxie Yaofang; the combination group 29 with revised Tongxie Yaofang and chlorimipramine, for 4 weeks.Result The gastro-intestinal symptoms were relieved markedly for both groups; after treated for 14 and 28 days, there’s no statistical difference between the both groups on reduction rate of patients’ SDS; at the 28~ th day, there’s no obvious difference on the symptoms of abdomen pain and diarrhea in both groups. Conclusion Tongxie Yaofang can effectively treat IBS. The relieving of depression may not be related with chlorimipramine.