title: Eighty cases of chronic cholecystitis treated by oral administration of dan an tang.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effects of dan an tang (chronic-cholecystitis-relieving decoction) for chronic cholecystitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 160 cases of chronic cholecystitis were randomly divided into the treatment group (80 cases) and the control group (80 cases). The former was treated by oral administration of dan an tang (chronic-cholecystitis-Relieving Decoction), and the latter by oral administration of xiao yan li dan Pian (bile-draining anti-inflammatory tablet).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate of the treatment group and the control group was 95% and 80% respectively, showing a significant difference (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dan an tang (chronic-cholecystitis-relieving decoction) was obviously effective for chronic cholecystitis.
authors.affiliation: Department ofl Internal Medicine, TCM Hospital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750021, China.
authors.forename: Yu-zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Li-zhi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal