Table 1. Evaluation of clinical efficacy.

Clinical efficacy	Symptoms
Recovery	After 1–2 days of treatment, the body temperature returned to normal, with no indication of further increase; the stool frequency returned to normal, and symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea completely disappeared
Marked effectiveness	After 1–2 days of treatment, the temperature returned to normal, but occasionally increased again; stool frequency returned to normal, and the symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal pain disappeared
Effectiveness	After 2–3 days of treatment, the body temperature decreased by more than 1 °C but did not return to normal, and the frequency of diarrhea and severity of abdominal pain decreased significantly compared with the pretreatment period
Ineffectiveness	Children did not meet the above criteria and showed further deterioration

Total effective rate = recovery rate + marked effectiveness rate + effectiveness rate.