Abstract:Objective:To observe the curative effect of Chinese herbal fumigation and washing on postoperative edema and pain in patients with mixed hemorrhoids. Methods: A total of 96 cases of patients with mixed hemorrhoids were randomly divided into the control group and the Chinese herbal group,48 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with the external dissection and internal ligation of mixed hemorrhoids; the control group was given hip bath with 0.02% potassium permanganate solution after surgery;the Chinese herbal group was given fumigation and washing with Jinxuan Zhike Xunxi powder after surgery. After surgery, postoperative edema and pain, the relief time of symptoms, treatment satisfaction and safety differences were observed in the two groups. Results:On the 1st,3rd and 5th days after surgery,the scores of postoperative edema and pain showed a significant downtrend, differences between the two groups being significant(P<0.05);on the 3rd and 5th days after surgery,the above two scores in the Chinese herbal group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment,the beginning time of relieving symptoms,namely,edema in edge of wounds,pain in the anus,tenesmus,and hematochezia was shorter than that in the control group,the difference being significant(P<0.05). The total rate of treatment satisfaction was 95.83% in the Chinese herbal group and 83.33% in the control group,the difference being significant(P<0.05). During treatment,no severe adverse reactions occurred in the two groups. Conclusion: The therapy offumigation and washing with Jinxuan Zhike Xunxi powder can effectively relieve postoperative edema and pain in patients with mixed hemorrhoids.