[Effects of Danqi Huogan Capsule in protecting the liver, promoting circulation and removing clots in patients with chronic hepatitis B].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of Danqi Huogan Capsule in protecting the liver, promoting the circulation and removing blood clots in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).


METHODS
A total of 104 CHB patients were randomized into two groups. Routine therapies for liver protection were given in the control group (n=50), and Danqi Huogan Capsule was administered in the therapeutic group (n=54) in addition to the routine therapies. The changes in the clinical symptoms, physical signs, liver functions, and hemorrheology were observed after the 3-month therapies.


RESULTS
Danqi Huogan Capsule treatment obvious improved the clinical symptoms, physical signs and liver functions of the patients (P<0.01), and significantly decreased the hematocrit, low-shear blood viscosity, plasma viscosity and index of red blood cell aggregation (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Danqi Huogan Capsule is effective in protecting the liver, improving hemorrheology, promoting the blood circulation and removing clots in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Department of Infection Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510120, China. dr.jxliang@126.com
Jian-xin
JX
Liang
Wen-ting
WT
Zeng
Ke-lun
KL
Zhu
He
H
Zhang
Jian-jun
JJ
Wei
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D018056:Hemorheology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D055815:Young Adult
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal