Huoxiang Zhengqi formulas for treatment of gastrointestinal type cold:a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
Hong-Jie ZhaoWen-Ke Zheng

Abstract

This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Huoxiang Zhengqi formulas in treating gastrointestinal type cold. Seven electronic databases,including CNKI, WanFang Data, Vip, SinoMed, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase will be searched from the inception of the study until March 2017.All randomized controlled trials that evaluate the treatment of Huoxiang Zhengqi formulas for gastrointestinal type cold will be eligible. The methodological quality will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized clinical trials and Review Manager 5.3 software is used for analyzing the data.The results are: eight RCTs and 680 patients are included .Meta-analysis are performed according to the stratification of the treatment strategy. Eight studies report clinical efficacy, among them four studies show Huoxiang Zhengqi formulas are better than western medicine(RR and 95%,1.2[1.08, 1.33]), another four studies showHuoxiang Zhengqi formulas in conjunction with conventional treatment are better than conventional treatment(RR and 95%, 1.32[1.20,1.46]).About symptom remission rate, one study shows the treatment group effect is better than the control group from the following clinical symptoms:chills,fever,bowel dia...Continue Reading

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