[Effects of nine prescriptions on fever in rats induced by endotoxin].

ABSTRACT

In this paper in is reported that nine prescriptions often used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of diseases with fever were tested experimentally for the effect on fever of rats induced by endotoxin. The results are as follows Da-yuan-decoction, Gan-lu-xiao-du-pill, Lian-pu-decoction, Cai-hao-mixture, Da-huang-huang-lian-jie-du-decoction, Tao-ren-cheng-qi-decorction, Ge-gen-qin-lian-decoction, Yin-qiao-jie-du-decoction etc. can notably reduce fever in rats induced by endotoxin with the exception of Bai-hu-decoction that has no obvious effect on fever-reduction.