Chinese herbal medicine for insomnia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-507

  Yeung, Wing Fai ^a   Chung, Ka Fai ^a   Man Ki Poon, Maggie ^a   Yan Yee Ho, Fiona ^a   Zhang, Shi Ping ^b   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^c   Tat Chi Ziea, Eric ^d   Wong, Vivian Taam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Insomnia; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AN SHEN BAO; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHINESE DRUG; DAN ZHI XIAO YAO SAN; ESTAZOLAM; GUI PI TANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUANG LIAN WAN DAN TANG; JIAO TAI WAN; JIE YU WAN; LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG; LUO HUA SHENG ZHI YE ZHI JI; PLACEBO; QING GAN NING SHEN DECOCTION; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SHEN AN DECOCTION; SHEN QI WU WEI ZI; SUAN ZAO REN TANG; TRAZODONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAO YAO SAN; XUE FU ZHU YU TANG; YANG XUE AN SHEN TANG JIANG; YUE JU WAN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; APPETITE DISORDER; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FALLOPIA MULTIFLORA; FATIGUE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; INSOMNIA; JADAD SCALE; JUJUBE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; PORIA COCOS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SWEATING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84867196157     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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