Consistent Efficacy of Wendan Decoction for the Treatment of Digestive Reflux Disorders
Wei Ling, Yi Huang, Jia-Hua Xu, Yang Li, Yan-Mei Huang, Hai-Bing Ling, Yi Sui, Hai-Lu Zhao · The American Journal of Chinese Medicine · 2015 August 05
DOI 10.1142/S0192415X15500524
Objective
Used Wendan decoction (WDD) as a therapeutic tool to unravel the common pathogenesis of GI reflux disorders.
Conclusions
Pooled data showed a consistent therapeutic efficacy of Wendan decoction (WDD) on bile reflux gastritis (BRG) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The relapse rate was 12.4% for WDD, significantly lower than 44.0% for conventional therapies.
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