Study on the Prevention of Relapse of Urinary Calculus with Modified Dihuang Decoction / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To studythe preventive effects of modified Dihuang decoction on the relapse of urinary calculus after caiculus removed or destroyed.Methods 306 cases were randomly divided into a trealment group (with 149 cases)and a control group(with 157 cases).The trealment group was interfered with modified Dihuang decoction for 6 years,and the control group was not interfered with any medicine.Observe the relapse number in the two groups.Results There were 8 cases relapsed in the treatment group(5.4%)comparing with 46 cases relapsed in the control group(29.3%),showing a significant difference (P＜0.01).Conclusion Medified Dihuang decoction has apparent effects in preventing relapse of urinary calculus.