In order to estimate the efficacy of Buzhong Yiqi Decoction combined with biological mesh on the treatment of inguinal hernia, a clinical trial and follow-up study was designed with inguinal hernia patients as the subjects, who were randomly divided into the polypropylene mesh group, biological mesh group, and combined group (biological mesh + Buzhong Yiqi Decoction). The indicators included Perioperative indexes, visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, as well as the incidences of complication, recurrence, and re-operation at 1-year follow-up. The results showed that the hospital stay, post-operative VAS at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d of the combined group were significantly shorter than those of the other two groups; 1-year follow-up showed that the incidences of chronic pain, foreign body sensation, total complication, and recurrence of the biological mesh group and the combined group were significantly lower than those of the polypropylene group. It suggests that Buzhong Yiqi Decoction combined with biological mesh on treatment of inguinal hernia has superior safety and benefit on post-operative rehabilitation, which can decrease the post-operative pain and hospital stay.

inguinal hernia  /  Buzhong Yiqi Decoction  /  biological mesh  /  integrated Chinese and western medicines  /  postoperative rehabilitation