Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 2015;(6):470-472

doi:10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2015.06.014

Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Treated with Shaoyao Gancao Decoction

Weiguang YAO ; Qing CHEN ; Chunyan JIANG

Keywords

children with functional abdominal pain; Shaoyao Gancao Decoction; therapy of traditional Chinese medicine; onset time; untoward effect

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective] To observe the clinical effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction on treating children functional abdominal pain to offer reference for further observation. [Method] Choose 200 children patients in pediatric outpatient department of Changxing County TCM Hospital, randomly divide them into treatment and control groups in order, n=100. The treatment one was administered revised Shaoyao Gancao Decoction, the control one orally took Medilac-Vita; both for 4 courses, then observe the cure effects. [Result] In treatment group, total effective rate 94.00%; for control one, it was 86.00%. The comparison of both had difference of statistical meaning( P<0.05). On comparing their abdominal pain relieve, in treatment group, there's more in first 2w and showed marked summit value in the first week; while in control one, there's no marked summit value; so the treatment group was more obvious than other one on relieving pain in the first 2w(P<0.05). The side effect occurrence rate of treatment group was less than other one, the difference between them had statistical meaning(P<0.05). [Conclusion] The revised Saoyao Gancao Decoction has marked cure effect on children functional abdominal pain, worth clinical promotion.