International Research in Chinese Medicine

Objective To explore the clinical effect of Li Qingming, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine expert, in treating patients with liver depression and qi stagnation type of costal pain using Chaihu Shugan San. Methods The study period was from January 2024 to June 2025. A total of 106 patients with hepatitis B-induced costal pain (liver depression and qi stagnation type) were selected as the research subjects. Launch the grouping processing through the random number table method, finally, divided into 2 groups of patients were 53 cases,The control group was treated with entecavir dispersible tablets, while the observation group was treated with Chaihu Shugan San. Results compared with the control group total effective rate, the observation group was significantly higher (P < 0.05). after treatment, the VAS score was lower, the lower and the observation group (P < 0.05).After treatment, AST, ALT, and TBil levels in both groups decreased, with the observation group having lower levels, and Alb levels increased in both groups, with the observation group having higher levels (P < 0.05). Conclusion The clinical effect of Li Qingming’s use of Chaihu Shugan San in treating patients with liver depression and qi stagnation type of costal pain is significant. It can improve the TCM syndrome score of patients, help improve the pain degree and liver function, and contribute to a better prognosis for patients. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application. However, this study had a small sample size and a short duration, and the results may have errors. Further studies with larger samples and longer durations are needed to verify the results.

Li Qingming; Chaihu shugan san; Costal pain; Liver depression and qi stagnation type