Objective To explore the clinical effects of rhubarb combined with phellodendron in treating mixed hemorrhoids caused by damp-heat accumulation.Methods A total of 100 postoperative patients with mixed hemorrhoids diagnosed and treated in the anorectal department of a hospital in Shenyang from January 2017 to October 2018 were selected as the research subjects.The patients were divided into a control group and a treatment group using a random number table

with fifty patients in each group.Patients in the control group were given basic treatment for surgical wound debridement and disinfection.In addition to this

patients in the treatment group were treated with rhubarb combined with phellodendron suppositories;one per time

and twice a day.The visual analogue scale（VAS）scores

scores for TCM symptoms and levels of interleukin-6（IL-6）and tumor necrosis factor-α（TNF-α）in the two groups were compared before treatment and at day 15.Results Before treatment

there was no significant difference in VAS scores and IL-6

TNF-αlevels between the two groups（P>0.05）.After treatment

the VAS scores and IL-6

TNF-αlevels in the two groups were lowered

and those in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group（P<0.05）.Before treatment

there was no significant difference in the scores for primary TCM symptoms bloody stool

anal protrusion

pain

edema

and exudation between the two groups（P>0.05）.After treatment

the scores for primary TCM symptoms in the two groups were lowered（P<0.05）

and those in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group.Before treatment

there was no significant difference in the scores for secondary TCM symptoms anal burning

itching

dry stool

short urination

irritability

and insomnia between the two groups（P>0.05）.After treatment

the scores for secondary TCM symptoms in the two groups were lowered

and those in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group（P<0.05）.Conclusion Accompanying basic treatment with rhubarb combined with phellodendron suppositories can effectively reduce the body′s inflammatory response

improve local edema

and relieve pain

bloody stool

and other symptoms.