[Qianlie Beixi capsule for unliquefiable semen: a clinical study of 180 cases].
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.
Zhang
Xin-Dong
XD
Research Institute of Andrology, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210046, China.
Jin
Bao-Fang
BF
Zhou
Yu-Chun
YC
Shang
Xue-Jun
XJ
Zhang
Hua-Jun
HJ
Liu
Jian-Guo
JG
Li
Xiang-Ru
XR
Li
Ting-Fu
TF
Huang
Yu-Feng
YF
Xu
Fu-Song
FS
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal