title: [Qianlie Beixi capsule for unliquefiable semen: a clinical study of 180 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the efficacy and possible action mechanism of Qianlie Beixi Capsule in the treatment of unliquefiable semen.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 240 patients with unliquefiable semen were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 180), treated with Qianlie Beixi Capsule, and a control group (n = 60), given compound tablets of zinc and protein. The treatment lasted two courses of 45 days each, and the seminal changes were observed and recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the patients in the treatment group, 144 were cured, 12 responded and 24 failed to respond to the medication after the first course; and 158 were cured, 7 responded and 15 failed to after the second course, with the effectiveness rate of 91.67%. Meanwhile, sperm motility was obviously improved, with statistically significant difference from that of the controls (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Qianlie Beixi Capsule is effective for unliquefiable semen by improving the function of the prostate and shortening the time of seminal liquefaction.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Andrology, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210046, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bao-Fang
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yu-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xue-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Hua-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiang-Ru
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ting-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fu-Song
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013081:Sperm Motility
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal