Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and security of treating vitiligo caused by stagnation of Qi and blood stasis with the narrow-band UVB combined with Liver-discharging and Blood-activating Decoction. Methods The selected 90 cases of vitiligo were randomly divided into three groups. Combined group included 30 patients with 53 lesions. In either ultraviolet treatment group or traditional Chinese medicine group there were 30 patients with 42 lesions. The patients in the combined group received 311 nm narrow-band UVB therapy once or twice a week combined with oral Liver-discharging and Blood-activating Decoction twice a day. The patients in the ultraviolet treatment group received 311 nm narrow-band UVB therapy once or twice a week. And the patients in the traditional Chinese medicine group received oral Liver-discharging and Blood-activating Decoction twice a day.The curative effect was evaluated once every three months (a course of treatment) through the color-recovery rate of white spots, TCM syndrome improvement score, and liver and kidney function evaluation. The observation lasted for three courses of treatment. Results The total effective rate of the combined group was significantly higher than that of other two groups after completion of each treatment course. The curative effect was related to vitiligo part of skin lesions and course of the disease, but not correlated with age. After three courses of treatment, the TCM syndrome was improved. The total effective rate of the TCM syndrome improvement in the combined group was higher than that in the ultraviolet treatment group but was not statistically different from that in the traditional Chinese medicine group. Conclusions Joint application of Liver-discharging and Blood-activating and narrow-band UVB could get satisfactory effect in the treatment of vitiligo due to Qi-stagnation and blood-stasis. It can be popularized in clinical application.