Traditional Chinese medicine compounds for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: an updated meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials
Luo Xiaoying, Yang Yang, Mao Xinyong, Song Gengqing, Liu Qian, Jiang Tianyuan, Wei Wei · Digital Chinese Medicine · 2021 December
DOI 10.1016/j.dcmed.2021.12.003
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compounds for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD).
Conclusions
Our results showed that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compounds treatment could significantly alleviate functional dyspepsia (FD) symptoms, improve gastric emptying in FD patients, and help to improve their quality of life. No severe adverse reactions have been reported in clinical applications.
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