APACHEII score on day 14 in control , Chinese herb and cortical groups was significantly lower than that before treatment ( 16.85.1 vs. 20.14.3 , 13.43.2 vs. 18.33.8,15.12.5 vs. 19.54.0 , all P < 0.01 ) , and the score was much lower in Chinese herb group comparing with that of control group ( P < 0.05 ) .