Objective To observe the clinical effect of Yangyin Runfei Jiedu Recipe （Recipe for nourishing yin

moistening the lung and removing toxins） together with hormone and antibiotics on acute radiation pneumonia.Methods Totally 106 patients with acute radiation pneumonia were randomized into a treatment group （56 cases） and a control group （50 cases）.Both groups were administered hormone and antibiotics

while the treatment group was given the herbal decoction

Yangyin Runfei Jiedu Recipe.The recent symptoms before and after the treatment

chest X-ray effect

changes of pneumonia rating

effectual time of major symptoms

serum interleukin-6 （IL-6）

and grading of quality of life were observed.Results After treatment

the short term effect on symptoms

effectual time of major symptoms

improvement in pneumonia rating

and grading of quality of life of the treatment group were superior to those of the control group （P<0.05 or P<0.01）.There was no statistical significance in the comparison of chest X-ray effect （P>0.05）

but the number of complete relief patients in the treatment group was more than that of the control group.Serum IL-6 decreased in both groups （P<0.05 or P<0.01） and more significantly in the treatment group （P<0.01）.Conclusion Yangyin Runfei Jiedu Recipe together with hormone and antibiotics has an exact effect on acute radiation pneumonia and can effectively reduce serum IL-6 of patients.