Chinese herbal medicine for functional dyspepsia: systematic review of systematic reviews
Chu, Michael H. K., et al. · Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology · 2018 July 16
DOI 10.1177/1756284818785573
Objective
To evaluate the potential effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) on functional dyspepsia (FD).
Conclusions
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) can be considered as an alternative for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD) symptoms when prokinetic agents and proton pump inhibitors are contraindicated.
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