Change of goals in treatment of ulcerative colitis requires to change evaluating index of curative effects accordingly. Establishing the following curative effect evaluating system and curative effect evaluating strategies is according with current clinical practice of Chinese medicine in the treatment of ulcerative colitis

and it can also reflect treating characteristics and goals of Chinese medicine. Curative effect evaluating system includes symptom evaluation

endoscope evaluation

mucosal histopathology

and laboratory examination

as well as curative effects related to recurrence

specific curative effects related to hormonotherapy

canceration and operation evaluation

life quality

and safety evaluation. Curative effect evaluating strategies includes hierarchy evaluation

superposition evaluation

as well as synthesis evaluation combined with keypoint evaluation.