To investigate the effect of integrated astragalus memebraneceus (AM) therapy on elderly people withprimary nephrotic syndrome (PNS). 24 patients with PNS were randomly divided into Group I with integratedsteroid
>60 years; Groupllwith steroid-AM
>60 years. Haemoglobin
serous creatinine
urinary proteins
plasma albumin and lipid were measured before treatment and after & weeks treatment. The entire remission rateand total effective rate were 42% and 67% respectively in Group II
significantly higher than those (17% and42%) in Group I (P<0.05).The recurrence rate of GrouP II were 8%
significantly lower than 33% ofGroup I (P>0.05). Effective rate of steroid-AM was significantly higher than that of steroid.