Effect of tiaozhi yanggan decoction in treating patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver / 中国结合医学杂志
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
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(12): 275-279, 2007.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-282393
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Tiaozhi Yanggan Decoction (TZYGD) in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and thirty-eight patients were enrolled and randomized into two groups according to the random number table in a ratio of 31, with 8 cases eventually dropping out. The symptoms, signs, liver function markers, blood lipids, iconographic indices and clinical comprehensive efficacy after a 12-week treatment course were assessed in 101 patients treated with TZYGD in the treated group and 29 patients treated with Thiola in the control group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate in the treated group and the control group was 81.19% and 68.97%, respectively, showing a significant difference between the two groups with the former being significantly higher than the latter (P<0.05). Moreover, the improvements in the symptoms, signs, liver function, blood lipids and iconographic indices in the treated group were favorable with no serious adverse reactions.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>TZYGD is effective and highly safe in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver.</p>
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Main subject:
Blood
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Body Weight
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Body Mass Index
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Treatment Outcome
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Fatty Liver
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Lipids
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Liver
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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