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- Chinese herbal medicine for subfertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2021
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterised by both metabolic and reproductive disorders, and affects 5% to 15% of women of reproductive age. Different western medicines have been proposed for PCOS-related subfertility, such as oral contraceptives
- Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jun-2017
Acute urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial infection that affects 40% to 50% of women. Between 20% and 30% of women who have had a UTI will experience a recurrence, and around 25% will develop ongoing recurrent episodes with implications fo
- Chinese herbal medicine Huangqi type formulations for nephrotic syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-May-2013
Patients with primary nephrotic syndrome mostly need immunosuppression to achieve remission, but many of them either relapse after immunosuppression therapy or resistant to it. On the other hand, immunosuppression therapy could increase the adverse effect
- Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2011
Traditionally Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been used widely in Chinese hospitals to treat ectopic pregnancy. Many studies have been published supporting its use but the evidence has not been systematically reviewed. This is and update of the review p
- Chinese herbal medicine suxiao jiuxin wan for angina pectoris
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2008
Suxiao jiuxin wan is widely used in China for angina pectoris.
- Chinese herbal medicines for acute pancreatitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2005
Acute pancreatitis is a relatively common acute abdominal emergency but there is no specific therapy for it. Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs have been used widely for many years in China to treat acute pancreatitis, and several controlled trials have
- Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Feb-2014
A thyroid nodule is a discrete lesion within the thyroid gland that might be palpable and is ultrasonographically distinct from the surrounding thyroid parenchyma. Thyroid nodules are more common as age increases and occur more frequently in women. Benign
- Chinese herbal medicines for hypercholesterolemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2011
Hypercholesterolemia is an important key contributory factor for ischemic heart disease and is associated with age, high blood pressure, a family history of hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes. Chinese herbal medicines have been used for a long time as lip
- Chinese herbal medicines for hyperthyroidism
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2007
Hyperthyroidism is a disease in which excessive amounts of thyroid hormones circulate in the blood. Patients, among other things suffer from tachycardia, warm moist skin and raised body temperature. The treatment of hyperthyroidism includes symptom relief
- Chinese herbal medicines for hypertriglyceridaemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-May-2013
Hypertriglyceridaemia is associated with many diseases including atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension and chylomicronaemia. Chinese herbal medicines have been used for a long time as lipid-lowering agents.
- Chinese herbal medicines for hypothyroidism
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2015
The reduced production of thyroid hormones is the main feature of the clinical state termed hypothyroidism. In Chinese philosophical and medical theory, it results from Yang deficiency. Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) are thought to restore Yang and have b
- Chinese herbal medicines for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Oct-2009
Around 308 million people worldwide are estimated to have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT); 25% to 75% of these will develop diabetes within a decade of initial diagnosis. At diagnosis, half will have tissue-related damage and all have an increased risk f
- Chinese herbal medicines for threatened miscarriage
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2012
Threatened miscarriage occurs in 10% to 15% of all pregnancies. Vaginal spotting or bleeding during early gestation is common, with nearly half of those pregnancies resulting in pregnancy loss. To date, there is no effective preventive treatment for threa
- Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Mar-2014
Chinese herbal medicines have been used for a long time to treat osteoporosis. The evidence of their benefits and harms needs to be systematically reviewed.
- Chinese herbal medicines for treating pre‐eclampsia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) considers that, when a woman is pregnant, most of the blood of the mother is directed to the placenta to provide the baby with the required nutrition, As a consequence, other maternal organs may be vulnerable to damage.
- Chinese herbal medicines for treating skin and soft‐tissue infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jul-2014
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are common infections of the epidermis, dermis or subcutaneous tissue. SSTIs range in severity from minor, self-limiting, superficial infections to deep, aggressive, gangrenous, life-threatening infections. Some cla
- Chinese herbal medicines for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Oct-2008
Traditional Chinese herbal medicines have been used for a long time to treat diabetes, and many controlled trials have been done to investigate their efficacy.
- Chinese herbal medicines for unexplained recurrent miscarriage
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jan-2016
Recurrent miscarriage affects 1% to 3% of women of reproductive age and mostly occurs before the 10th week of gestation (and around the same gestational week in subsequent miscarriages). After a miscarriage, the chances of having another miscarriage in a
- Chinese herbs combined with Western medicine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2012
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus, which first appeared in Foshan City, China on 22 December 2002. Chinese herbs were used in its treatment.
- Chinese medical herbs for chemotherapy side effects in colorectal cancer patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2005
Side effects, including nausea and vomiting, sore mouth , diarrhoea, hepatotoxicity, myelosuppression, and immunosuppression , are commonly encountered in patients with colorectal cancer who are treated with chemotherapy. A variety of Chinese herbal medic
