title: Application of xiang cheng san in treatment of chronic protracted diarrhea in children.
abstract: One hundred and sixty-two children suffering from chronic protracted diarrhea were randomly divided into two groups and observed clinically. In the Chinese herbal medicine group (HM group), Xiang Cheng San was externally applied to the umbilicus of patients, while in the western medicine group (WM group), western drugs were routinely given. The results showed that the therapeutic effects were markedly better in the HM than in the WM group. Animal experiments showed that external application of Xiang Cheng San may inhibit hyperperistalsis of the intestine in mice, suppress peristalsis of the isolated smooth muscles in rabbits, and dilate micro-vessels and thus improve micro-circulation of the mesentery in rats.
authors.affiliation: Datong Medical Training School, Shanxi Province.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D014472:Umbilicus
chemical_list: D000930:Antidiarrheals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal