Clinical study of liyeng xiaogu decoction combined with acupoint application on ascites of liver cirrhosis

HUANG Li; XIE Jianhuan; FAN Xiaolin; LIU Yongbo

Abstract：Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of Li jaundice and eliminating drum soup combined with acu-point application on ascites of liver cirrhosis abdominal effusion.Methods:All 60 patients with ascites with damp-heat and blood-stasis cirrhosis admitted to our hospital from August 2022 to August 2023 were divided into two groups by random number table method.Thirty patients receiving basic Western medicine treatment were set as the control group,and 30 patients receiving basic Western medicine treatment plus Li jaundice and eliminating drum soup combined with acupoint application were set as the observation group.The treatment cycle of both groups was 2 courses,a total of 28 days.The clinical efficacy,ultrasonic ascites score,traditional chinese medicine syndrome score,body weight,abdominal circumference,24h urine volume,prothrombin time(PT),liver function[alanine aminotransferase(ALT),albumin(ALB),total bilirubin(TBIL),aspartate aminotransferase(AST)]and Child-Pugh grades of the two groups were compared.Results:The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group,the ultra-sonic ascites score,traditional chinese medicine syndrome score,abdominal circumference,24h urine volume,PT,ALT,TBIL and AST levels after treatment were lower than those of the control group,the ALB level was higher than that of the control group,and the Child-Pugh grade was better than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The ap-plication of Li jaundice and eliminating drum soup combined with acupoint application in the treatment of ascites pa-tients with damp-heat and blood-stasis cirrhosis is effective and beneficial to improving ascites symptoms,liver func-tion and coagulation function.