Clinical observation on 150 cases of knee joint osteoarthritis treated by Biqi Capsule / 中华中医药杂志

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Objective:To study curative effect of Biqi Capsule on Knee joint osteoarthritis patients.Methods:210 patients who meet the full diagnostic criteria were grouped into the therapy group(150 patients)and the control group(60 patients) at random.The therapy group was treated with Biqi Capsule per os,while the control group was treated with western medicine Meloxicam tablets per os.The comprehensive curative effects on the two groups were summarized.Results:The total effective rate of the therapy group and the control group were 93.3%and 75.5%respectively;The curative effect was found to be better in the therapy group than that in the control group(P