Combined Traditional and Modern Medicine
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1998.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 1998; 4(6): 544-547
Published online Dec 15, 1998. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v4.i6.544
Table 1 Comparision of the theraputic efficiency for symptoms relief
SymptomsGroupCasesNEa (n)Ea (n)IEa (n)EFa (%)
Epigastic painHerbal16110568.75b
Cisapride1547473.33
BloatingHerbal22108481.89b
Cisapride18133288.89
Postprandial fullnessHerbal1998289.47b
Cisapride16123193.00
EructationHerbal1457285.71b
Cisapride17104382.35
NauseaHerbal6330100.00b
Cisapride824275.00
Table 2 Comparision of symptoms complex index
GroupCasesBefore treatmentAfter treatmentDifferential values
Herbal272.28 ± 0.321.02 ± 0.60a1.26 ± 0.56b
Cispride242.19 ± 0.400.71 ± 0.55a1.49 ± 0.56
Table 3 Comparision of the clinical theraputic efficiency rate
GroupCasesNEa rate % (n)Ea rate % (n)IEa rate % (n)
Herbal2725.93 (7)b55.56 (15)b18.51 (5)b
Cisapride2437.50 (9)50.00 (12)12.50 (3)
Table 4 Comparision of gastric emptying time between before and after treatment
GroupCasesGET50 (min)GET (min)
Control1036.12 ± 10.2287.07 ± 21.11
HerbalBefore treatment2251.63 ± 13.15a117.34 ± 23.29a
After treatment2245.62 ± 10.82bc103.26 ± 22.19bc
CisaprideBefore treatment1754.66 ± 14.14a125.01 ± 24.47a
After treatment1740.95 ± 11.29bd95.49 ± 22.31bd