Clinical Study On Psidium Guajava L In Treating Infantile Virus Diarrhea

BACKGROUND: The four diarrhea virus (Rotavirus,Norwalk-like virus,Adenovirus and Astrovirus)were discovered one and another after the Norwalk virus was discovered in 1972 Jin-yu etc reported that the rotavirus and Norwalk-like virus were the most commonly encountered diarrhea virus in all of child autumn diarrhea ,in Nanzhou during 2003 and 2004.The virus diarrhea has taken great effect on the children with diarrhea ,family and society.However,there are not any specific anti-virus-diarrhea-drugs to been developed.To the contary,the Chinese medicine has unique advantages in treating virus diarrhea.In long clinical practice professor Chen Bao-tian developed the Jixieting Capsule(the major component is Psidium guajava L).Many clinical and laboratory studies indicated that Psidium guajava L and Jixieting Capsule could antagonize the infection of rotavirus,and had a good curative effect on diarrhea caused by rotavirus.However,if there are differences in clinical efficacy between the two dugs,and if Psidium guajava L has the same affect on Norwalk-like virus that it antagonize the infection of rotavirus.Above all of the questions will be answered in this research.AIM:1.To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Psidium guajava L and Jixieting Capsule.2.To understand the infection of Norwalk-like viruses(NLVs) and investigate the...