title: [Effect of dachaihu decoction in treating acute mild pancreatitis of Gan-qi stagnant type].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of Dachaihu Decoction (DCHD) on acute mild pancreatitis of Gan-qi stagnant syndrome type.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six acute pancreatitis patients were randomized into three groups (Group A, B and C) equally, and they were treated with conventional Western medicine (WM), WM plus placebo and WM plus DCHD, respectively for 7 days. The time for pain relieving, fasting and total hospitalization were observed, and serum amylopsin and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured before treatment and at various time points after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, amylopsin and CRP level significantly decreased in the 3 groups, comparing with those before treatment (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). In Group C, amylopsin level was obviously higher on dl, d3 and d5, CRP level was higher on dl, d3, d5 and d7, and the remission time of abdominal pain, the fasting time, as well as the hospitalization time were all significantly shorter than those in Group A and B (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The accessory use of DCHD upon conventional Western medical treatment can strikingly shorten the course of disease and enhance the therapeutic effect on mild acute pancreatitis patients.
authors.affiliation: The 2nd Surgical Department of First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou. chengyx0300@163.com
authors.forename: Yu-xing
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019413:Qi; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D002097:C-Reactive Protein