title: [Modified Bazhengsan for urination symptoms of chronic prostatis with damp-heat accumulated in the lower jiao].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical effects of the modified formula of Bazhengsan on the urination symptoms of chronic prostatis with damp-heat accumulated in the lower jiao.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 72 chronic prostatitis patients with damp-heat accumulated in the lower jiao were equally randomized to receive the modified formula of Bazhengsan (the trial group) and the primal Bazhengsan (the control group), both for a course of 28 days. Then we observed the changes in the NIH-CPSI scores, scores on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome, maximum flow rate of urine (MFR) and results of the expressed prostatic secretion test (EPS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 31 patients of the trial group, 6 were cured, 10 achieved excellent results, 9 got improved, and 6 failed to respond, with a total efficacy rate of 80.6%. While in the control group, 4 were cured, 10 achieved excellent results, 11 got improved, and 7 failed to respond, with a total efficacy rate of 78.1%. Significant improvement was observed in NIH-CPSI scores, TCM syndrome and EPS results in both of the groups (P < 0.05), and the trial group showed significant difference from the control in the improvement of urination symptoms (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modified Bazhengsan is effective in the treatment of chronic prostatis with damp-heat in the lower jiao. It can significantly improve its clinical symptoms, especially urination symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610075, China.
authors.forename: De-Gui
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tong-Qing
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Pei-Hai
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Tian-Lang
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal