Eighty cases of chronic cholecystitis treated by oral administration of dan an tang.
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.
Qi
Yu-zhen
YZ
Department ofl Internal Medicine, TCM Hospital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750021, China.
Zhang
Li-zhi
LZ
Liu
Ying
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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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal