[The curative effect observation of shuanghuanglian and penicillin on acute tonsillitis].

OBJECTIVE To investigate the curative effect of shuanghuanglian on acute tonsillitis. METHOD 95 cases of acute tonsillitis were randomly divided into shuanghuanglian group (treatment group) and penicillin group (control group). RESULT The total effective rate in treatment group was 87.5%, hardly less than that (83.0%) in control group (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Shuanghuanglian was an effective medicine in the treatment of acute tonsillitis, in addition, it was effective for virus infection.