title: Effects of Chinese medicinal herbs on hemorheology in diabetics.
abstract: There was a statistically significant increase in whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, erythrocyte filterability index and hematocrit in diabetics with "Qi Yin deficiency and blood stasis" syndrome. After treatment with "Yi Qi Yang Yin Hou Xue" prescription there was a statistically significant improvement in hemorheological properties and a slight decrease in fasting blood glucose.
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D012212:Rheology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005340:Fibrinogen