title: [An experimental study on treatment of osteoarthritis with herbal compound capsule].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430061.
authors.forename: Tiexiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal