[An experimental study on treatment of osteoarthritis with herbal compound capsule].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the effect of herbal compound capsule on knee arthritis.


METHODS
Right knee arthritis model was established by knotting right femoral vein, so as to observe drug action.


RESULTS
Compared with model group, herbal compound capsule could reduce intraosseous pressure, cardiac whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity and concentration of nitric oxide, and inhibit degenerative changes of arthral cartilage.


CONCLUSIONS
The herbal compound capsule can inhibit experimental osteoarthritis.
Gao
Tiexiang
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Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430061.
D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D002214:Capsules; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D018056:Hemorheology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011817:Rabbits
D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal