Systematic review of Chinese herbal medicine for functional constipation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 4886-4895

  Cheng, Chung Wah ^a   Bian, Zhao Xiang ^a   Wu, Tai Xiang ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Functional constipation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; CISAPRIDE; FUFANGLUHUI; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ITOPRIDE; LACTULOSE; LIUWEIANXIAO; LIUWEINENGXIAO; MACROGOL 4000; MARENRUNCHANG; MAZIRENWAN; MOSAPRIDE CITRATE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; RUNCHANGTONGBIANNONGSUO; TIAOCHANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YIQIRUNCHANG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADD ON THERAPY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; BLOATING; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LOOSE FECES; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE TONE; NAUSEA; PILL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949123859     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.4886     Document Type: Review

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