Effectiveness of the Chinese herbal formula TongXieYaoFang for irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-407

  Bian, Zhaoxiang ^a   Wu, Taixiang ^b   Liu, Liang ^a   Miao, Jiangxia ^c   Wong, Honfat ^a   Song, Lisa ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^d  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; TONGXIEYAOFANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PHYTOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33744466288     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.401     Document Type: Review

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