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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for herbal treatments.
Created Sept 2007
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Herbal medicines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The use of herbal medicines for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome is popular. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine is a common practice in the East, and some clinical trials show a benefit of herbal medicines for symptomatic treatment of this con...
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Nov 2005
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Chinese medicinal herbs for the common cold
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The common cold is the most widespread acute respiratory tract illness affecting all age groups worldwide. Many Chinese herbal medicines are used to treat this illness in China. Although we included 14 trials in the review, their quality was so poor tha...
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Oct 2006
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Chinese herbal medicines for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Although the use of herbal medicines for treatment of diabetes has a long history especially in the East, current evidence cannot warrant to support the routine use in clinical practice. This systematic review evaluates the effects of various herbal pre...
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May 2002
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Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Atopic eczema or dermatitis is one of the most common skin diseases. Chinese herbal mixtures, taken by mouth, have been used for this condition for many years. Recently, four randomised controlled trials have been undertaken to assess the efficacy and s...
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Aug 2004
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Herbal medicines for treating HIV infection and AIDS
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People with HIV infection or AIDS frequently seek alternative or 'complementary' therapies for their illness. Although many trials of these therapies exist, very few meet the scientific standards necessary to support the claims of beneficial effects in ...
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Apr 2005
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Herbal medicines for viral myocarditis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Viral myocarditis is a heart disease when the muscles in the walls of heart become infected with a virus. This systematic review evaluates the effect of various herbal formulations (including single herbs, ingredients, and mixtures of different herbs) f...
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Mar 2004
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Herbal medicine for low back pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Three oral herbal medications were tested in ten randomized controlled trials that included 1567 adults with non-specific acute or chronic low-back pain. Two oral herbal medications, Harpagophytum Procumbens (Devil's Claw) and S...
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Dec 2005
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Herbal interventions for chronic asthma in adults and children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Herbal interventions for chronic asthma in asthma and childrenChronic asthma is a inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by wheeze and breathlessness. Drug therapy is usually used to control symptoms but complementary medicine is often used, ...
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Nov 2007
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Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Arthritic conditions occur commonly and can be progressively disabling for some people. It is thought that unpleasant side effects associated with conventional treatments for arthritis lead to wide use of complementary and alternative medicine. The obje...
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Aug 2000
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Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This systematic review looked at the effects of herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Seven of the studies compared gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) to placebo. All of these studies found some improv...
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Aug 2000
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Chinese herbal medicines for hyperthyroidism
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hyperthyroidism is a common illness in which excessive amounts of thyroid hormones circulate in the blood. Affected people, among other things suffer from increased heart beats, warm moist skin and raised body temperature. A large number of Chinese herb...
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Feb 2007
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Herbal and dietary therapies for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Dysmenorrhoea is a very common complaint that refers to painful menstrual cramps in the uterus. When the pain is associated with a recognised condition such as endometriosis, it is called secondary dysmenorrhoea. Primary dysmenorrhoea refers to pain of ...
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Feb 2001
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Chinese herbal medicine for schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antipsychotic medication is the mainstay of treatment for people with schizophrenia, and although effective, still leaves some people with distressing symptoms and/or disabling adverse effects. Safer and more effective health care interventions are need...
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Aug 2005
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Chinese medicinal herbs for sore throat
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Sore throat is a widespread acute respiratory tract illness affecting all age groups. In China, many Chinese herbal medicines are used to treat this illness. Seven studies involving 1253 participants were included in this review. Some Chinese medicinal ...
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Apr 2007
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Chinese medical herbs for chemotherapy side effects in colorectal cancer patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Chinese herbal medicines are widely used to counteract the side-effects of chemotherapy in patients being treated for cancer. As yet, there is no clear evidence that herbal medicines are effective in this role. We have performed a systematic review of t...
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Nov 2004
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Medicinal herbs for esophageal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Chinese herbal medicines are widely used as adjunct therapy to chemo- or radiotherapy in patients being treated for cancer of the esophagus. As yet there is no clear evidence that herbal medicines are effective or not in this role.
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May 2007
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Medicinal herbs for hepatitis C virus infection
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver caused by hepatitis C virus. Around 170 million people world-wide are chronically infected with this virus. The infection is associated with severe sequelae such as liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, or live...
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Jul 2001
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Chinese herbal medicine Huangqi type formulations for nephrotic syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia, oedema and hypercholesterolaemia are the characters of nephrotic syndrome. At present, the primary drugs for nephrotic syndrome are corticosteroids, alkylating agents and cyclosporin. However there are many side effe...
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Feb 2008
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Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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An enlarged prostate gland, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can interfere with urination, increasing the frequency and urge, or cause problems emptying the bladder. Surgery and drugs can be used to try to treat BPH. However, using herbal medicines t...
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Jan 2002
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