[Bushen Huoxue Recipe reduces cyclophosphamide-induced apoptosis of spermatogenic cells in mice].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Bushen Huoxue Recipe (BHR) on cyclophosphamide-induced apoptosis of testicular spermatogenic cells in mice and its possible action mechanisms.

Methods: Fifty male Babl/c mice aged 8－9 weeks were randomly divided into five groups of an equal number: blank control, model control, low-dose BHR, medium-dose BHR and high-dose BHR. The animals in the blank control group were intraperitoneally injected with normal saline, while those in the other four groups with cyclophosphamide at 50 mg/kg/d, all for 7 days.

[Bushen Daozhuo Granules for type Ⅲ prostatitis: A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial].

Objective: To study the safety and efficacy of Bushen Daozhuo Granules (BDG) in the treatment of type Ⅲ prostatitis.

Methods: This multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial included 478 patients with type Ⅲ prostatitis, 290 in the trial group and 188 as controls, the former treated with BDG at 200 ml bid and the latter with tamsulosin hydrochloride sustainedrelease capsules at 0.2 mg qd, both for 4 weeks.