[Clinical study on treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver of damp-heat syndrome type by danning tablet].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Danning Tablet (DNT) on patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) of damp-heat Syndrome type.


METHODS
Multi-center randomized double-blinded positive medicine parallel controlled method was adopted. One hundred and two patients were treated with DNT and 33 patients treated with Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) as control. Indexes including body mass index (MBI), principal symptom, liver function, blood lipids, iconographic parameters and comprehensive efficacy were measured before and after treatment in the two groups respectively.


RESULTS
DNT and UDCA had the effect in improving BMI, distress in hepatic region, fatigue, anorexia, liver function, blood lipids and iconographic parameters, etc. DNT showed effects in improving BMI and distress in hepatic region better than those of UDCA. Histological examination also showed that DNT had good therapeutic effect.


CONCLUSIONS
DNT is an effective medicine for NAFL patients of damp-heat Syndrome type, and its efficacy is better than that of UDCA.
Ji
Guang
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Department of Hepatology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai. jiliver@vip.sina.com
Fan
Jian-gao
JG
Chen
Jian-jie
JJ
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013607:Tablets; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D013607:Tablets