title: [The curative effect observation of shuanghuanglian and penicillin on acute tonsillitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the curative effect of shuanghuanglian on acute tonsillitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  95 cases of acute tonsillitis were randomly divided into shuanghuanglian group (treatment group) and penicillin group (control group).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in treatment group was 87.5%, hardly less than that (83.0%) in control group (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shuanghuanglian was an effective medicine in the treatment of acute tonsillitis, in addition, it was effective for virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, the First People's Hospital of Anqing,Anqing 246003.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010406:Penicillins