Clinical Study of Ganxian Granules Ⅰ for the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis Induced by Chronic Virus Hepatitis / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of Ganxian Granules Ⅰ (mainly composed of Radix Stephani-ae Tetrandrae, Semen Persicae and Radix Notoginseng) for the treatment of liver fibrosis induced by chronic virus hepatitis. [Methods] Two hundred cases of liver fibrosis induced by chronic virus hepatitis were randomized into group A (n = 120) and group B ( n = 80). Group A received Ganxian Granules Ⅰ 10g per day, tid, and group B received Dahuang Zhechong Pills 9g per day, tid for half a year. The therapeutic effect in the two groups was evaluated after treatment. The changes of hepatic function and serum levels of hyaluronidase (HA) , laminin (LN) and type Ⅲ precolla-gen ( PC Ⅲ) were compared before and after treatment. Meanwhile, type B ultrasonographic results and hepatic pathologic features were observed. [Results] The total therapeutic effective rate was 87.5% in group A, higher than 70.0% in group B ( P 0.05). Group A had a better effect in improving the hepatic function than group B (P