OBJECTIVE: To observe clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy combined with Paishi decoction in the treatment of kidney stone. METHODS: 160 patients with kidney stone were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 80 cases in each group. Control group only received HB-ESWL-VG extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; observation group additionally received Paishi decoction 300 ml, tid, for consecutive 1 week, on the basis of control group. Clinical efficacy was observed in 2 groups; the levels of serum inflammatory factor IL-2, IL-6, TNF-α, T lymphocyte subset CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+, erythrocyte immune function indicator C3b receptor rosette (C3bRR), immunity complex rosette (ICR) and tumor erythrocyte rosette (TER) level were detected in 2 groups before and after treatment. RESULTS: The effective rate of observation group (98.75%) was significantly higher than that of control group (91.25%), with statistical significance (P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-α in observation group was significantly lower than in control group, the levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, C3bRR, ICR and TER were significantly higher than control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Comparsion of CD8+ between 2 groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy combined with Paishi decoction can relieve inflammation reaction, enhance immune function and improve therapeutic efficacy.