Objective To study the effect and eradication of Kuiyang Decoction(decoction for ulcer) plus triad-therapy of western medicine on helicobacter pylori(Hp) positive duodenal ulcer.Methods The 140 cases were randomly divided into two groups.The control group,70 cases,was treated by standard triad-therapy:omeprazole,amoxicillin and metronidazole per os for one week in succession,then only omeprazole,20mg each time,twice a day,3 weeks in succession.The treatment group,70 cases,was treated by Kuiyang Decoction per os,one dose each day,for 4 weeks in succession in addition to taking the above-mentioned western medicines in the same way as the control group.Before and after treatment both groups were given the Hp test for comparing the therapeutic effect.Results The treatment group was better than the control group in the effect under gastroscope,Hp eradication rate,symptom improvement,and one-year recurrent rate(P