Table 4.

Comparison of TCM symptome scores at different time points (X̅±s)

group	Yingliu treatment	Control treatment
Pre-treatment	18.45±2.50	18.55±2.05
2 weeks	16.88±2.28	17.10±2.12
4 weeks	14.93±2.40	15.68±2.07
6 weeks	12.58±2.38	14.13±2.23
8 weeks	10.73±2.41	12.35±2.36
10 weeks	9.15±2.47	11.15±2.92
12 weeks	7.78±2.70▲	9.85±3.14

Note: Compared with control treatment group,

^▲F = 6.417, P < 0.05.