Objective: To study the effect of Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue recipe (YQYYHX) in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with deficiency of both Qi-Yin (DQY) and blood stasis Syndrome.
Methods: Forty-one type 2 DM patients compared with those in the control group were observed.
Results: After treatment, the endothelin (ET) level of the treated group reduced significantly, and the total effective rate of blood sugar lowering were as follows: Fasting blood glucose (FBG) 87.80%, 2 hours postprandial plasma blood glucose (PBG) 90.24%.
Conclusion: YQYYHX is effective in improving the patient's vascular endothelia cell functions by reducing the plasma ET level, clinical symptoms and blood sugar lowering.