title: [Some ideas regarding establishment of Chinese medicine clinical assessment indices system for studying irritable bowel syndrome].
abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a commonly seen disease in clinical practice, and Chinese medicine shows certain preponderance in treating the disease contrasted with modern medicine. However, the clinical effect of Chinese medicine was hardly approved by the world, and the lack of widely accepted clinical assessment indices (CAI) is an important cause. The establishment of Chinese medicine CAI system for studying IBS was discussed in this paper based upon the characteristics of clinical effect and clinical assessment of Chinese medicine.
authors.affiliation: Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Meedical Sciences, Beijing. txdly@sina.com
authors.forename: Xu-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Li-Qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Zhen-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal