Is oral administration of Chinese herbal medicine effective and safe as an adjunctive therapy for managing diabetic foot ulcers? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 889-898

  Chen, Min ^a   Zheng, Hui ^a   Yin, Li Ping ^a   Xie, Chun Guang ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BU YANG HUAN WU; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SHE XIANG HUO XUE; SI MIAO YONG AN; TAO HONG SI WU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUME; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC FOOT; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FOOT ULCER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; XEROSTOMIA;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77955535451     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0470     Document Type: Review

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