title: [A clinical observation on the leukopenia treated with shengbaikuai decoction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effective orally taken medicine in treating the leukopenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety cases of leukopenia induced by chemotherapy were divided into 3 groups. They were test group treated with Shengbaikuai Decoction (SBK), control group and blank group. Their efficacies were compared with each other, 25 cases with nonchemotherapy were also observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  WBC count and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) in test group were higher than those of other groups immediately after treatment and 2 weeks later (P < 0.01). The marked effective rate and total effective rate of test group after 2 weeks were 60.0% and 80.0% (P < 0.001) respectively, which were significantly higher than those of other groups. WBC and ANC count after treatment and 3 weeks later were higher than those before treatment in nonchemotherapy group (P < 0.001). The marked effective rate and total effective rate 3 weeks later were 64.0% and 80.0% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SBK could increase WBC count rapidly and definitely without apparent side effect.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Xianya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal