title: [Clinical study of Qinggan Huatan Huoxue Recipe on the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effects of Qinggan Huatan Huoxue Recipe (QHHR) on patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and fifty NASH patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group (78 cases) and the control group (72 cases). QHHR was given to patients in the treatment groups, while Danning Tablet was given to those in the control group. The therapeutic course for all was three months. Before and after treatment changes of clinical symptoms and physical signs, liver imageology, liver functions, blood lipids, and insulin resistance index (IRI) were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with before treatment, obvious improvement of clinical symptoms, weight, body mass index (BMI), liver functions, blood lipids, and integral of liver ultrasound B was obtained in the two groups (P < 0.05). The IRI of the treatment group was significantly reduced after treatment (P < 0.05). Better effects were obtained in lowering the body weight, BMI, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), integral of liver ultrasound B, and the total effective rate (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  QHHR had definite effects on NASH. Its therapeutic effects were better than Danning Tablet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College, Henan.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Xiao-Su
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xian-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D008517:Phytotherapy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C527179:qinggan huoxue