title: [Professor Xu Fu-song's traditional Chinese medicine protocols for male diseases: A descriptive analysis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the efficacy and medication principles of Professor Xu Fu-songs traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) protocols for male diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed and descriptively analyzed the unpublished complete medical records of 100 male cases treated by Professor Xu Fu-song with his TCM protocols from 1978 to 1992.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 100 cases involved 32 male diseases, most of which were difficult and complicated cases. The drug compliance was 95%. Each prescription was made up of 14 traditional Chinese drugs on average. The cure rate was 32% , and the effective rate was 85%. Professor Xu Fu-song advanced and proved some new theories and therapeutic methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Professor Xu Fu-song's TCM protocols can be applied to a wide range of male diseases, mostly complicated, and are characterized by accurate differentiation of symptoms and signs, high drug compliance, and excellent therapeutic efficacy.
authors.forename: Cheng-yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fu-song
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal