Effects of Wuhaiyingliu Wan plus Jiaheng therapy on the simple goitre / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical curative effects of Wuhaiyingliu Wan(WHW) plus Jiaheng (L-T4) therapy on simple goitre. Methods 120 patients with simple goitre were randomly divided into three groups, 39 cases were given WHW,39 eases were given L-T4 ,and 42 cases were given both WHW and L-T4. All patients' goi-tre volume were tested before initiating medication and 6 ～ 12 months after therapy to compare the medicative effects among the groups. Results There was no significant difference in goitre volume among the three groups before medi-cation. It was found that significant dimunution of gnitre volume in all groups, but similar dimunution in WHW and L-T4 group, significant diminution in combination group after 6 ～ 12 months of initiating medication(P < 0.01). Conclu-sion WHW ean diminish goitre volume in short term,its medicative effect is similar to L-T4 ,conjoint use will boost its effect on gnitre volume,it is a good therapeutic method to be gnneralized.