The clinical effect of medicated diet with Chinese herbs in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites

Objective To evaluate the effect of medicated diet with Chinese herbs in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites.Method 82 patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites were randomly divided into two groups.The 43 patients in the experimental group received routine treatment and medicated diet with Chinese herbs,while the 39 patients in the control group received only routine treatment.The clinical symptoms,physical signs and various index of liver function were compared between the two groups.Result Compared with the control group,the patients' clinical symptoms were relieved better,the average regression time of ascites was shorter and the index of liver function was improved better.Conclusion The application of medicated diet with Chinese herbs as a supplementary treatment method is proved to be effective for patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites,which can be used in a long-term and is worth to be applied and disseminated in clinical practice.