Effect of treatment with liu-jun-zi-tang (TJ-43) on gastric emptying and gastrointestinal symptoms in dyspeptic patients.
The effects of treatment with the Chinese herbal medicine Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang (TJ-43) on gastric emptying and gastrointestinal symptoms were investigated in 42 patients with chronic idiopathic dyspepsia. By random allocation, 22 patients received oral treatment with 2.5 g TJ-43 three times daily, and 20 patients received placebo. Gastric emptying was measured by the acetaminophen absorption method. After 7 days of treatment, gastric emptying was significantly accelerated and gastrointestinal symptoms were significantly reduced in patients treated with TJ-43. Placebo treatment produced no significant effects. These findings indicate that TJ-43 had a prokinetic action on gastric emptying and that it was useful in treating chronic dyspepsia.
Tatsuta
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Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
Iishi
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C084136:liu-jun-zi-tang