Figure 1.

Kuijie Granule decreases the clinical symptoms of UC. Clinical symptoms associated with UC, diarrhea, mucous bloody stool, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and tenesmus were evaluated in 72 UC patients before and after Kuijie Granule treatment for 6 courses. Symptoms were scored by the following specific criteria: 0, no clinical symptoms; 3, minor symptoms with small effects on QOL; 6, moderate clinical symptoms with significant impairment in daily functioning; 9, severe clinical symptoms; patients are severely debilitated in terms of daily functioning. ^∗ P < 0.05, ^∗∗ P < 0.01 indicate a significant difference before and after Kuijie Granule treatment. QOL = Quality of Life.