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Objective: To observe the clinical effect of guava leaf (GL) in treating infantile rotaviral enteritis.Methods: Sixty-two patients of rotaviral enteritis were randomly divided into the treated group treated with GL and the control group treated with Gegen Qinlian Decoction. The time for ceasing diarrhea, content of Na+ in blood, content of Na+ and glucose in stool, and the rate of negative conversion of human rotavirus antigen (HRVA) were observed.Results: The 3-day recovery rate in the treated group (87.1 %) was significantly higher than that in the control group (58.1%,P<0.05). The time of ceasing diarrhea in the treated group (25.1 ± 9.5 hrs) was significantly shorter than that in the control group (38. 7 ± 15. 2 hrs,P<0. 01). Moreover, content of Na+ and glucose in stool were reduced obviously in the treated group but not in the control group; and negative conversion rate of HRVA in the former group also got better than that in the latter group (87.1 % vs 58.1%, P<0.05). Consequently, the effect of GL was superior to that of the control significantly.Conclusion: GL has good curative effect on infantile rotaviral enteritis.
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Wei, Lb., Li, ZJ., Chen, BT. et al. Clinical study on treatment of infantile rotaviral enteritis with guava leaf. CJIM 7, 86–89 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935007
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