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Chinese Herbal Medicine (Weijing Decoction) Combined with Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Joint Authors
Zhang, Anthony Lin
Lu, Chuanjian
Liu, Shaonan
Shergis, Johannah
Chen, Xiankun
Yu, Xuhua
Guo, Xinfeng
Xue, Charlie Changli
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Weijing decoction combined with routine pharmacotherapy (RP) for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
Methods.
Randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating Weijing decoction for AECOPD were included.
English, Chinese, and Japanese databases were searched from their respective inceptions to June 2013.
The methodological quality was assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias tool.
All data were analyzed and synthesized using RevMan 5.2 software.
Results.
Fifteen (15) studies involving 986 participants were included.
Participants were diagnosed with COPD in the acute exacerbation stage.
In addition, most of studies reported that they included participants with the Chinese medicine syndrome, phlegm-heat obstructing the Lung.
Weijing decoction combined with RP improved lung function (forced expiratory volume in one second; FEV1), arterial blood gases (PaO2 and PaCO2), clinical effective rate, and reduced inflammatory biomarkers (TNF-α and IL-8) when compared with RP alone.
No severe adverse events were reported in these studies.
Conclusions.
Weijing decoction appeared to be beneficial for AECOPD and well-tolerated when taken concurrently with RP, such as antibiotics, bronchodilators (oral and inhaled), and mucolytics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Shaonan& Shergis, Johannah& Chen, Xiankun& Yu, Xuhua& Guo, Xinfeng& Zhang, Anthony Lin…[et al.]. 2014. Chinese Herbal Medicine (Weijing Decoction) Combined with Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018298
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Shaonan…[et al.]. Chinese Herbal Medicine (Weijing Decoction) Combined with Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018298
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Shaonan& Shergis, Johannah& Chen, Xiankun& Yu, Xuhua& Guo, Xinfeng& Zhang, Anthony Lin…[et al.]. Chinese Herbal Medicine (Weijing Decoction) Combined with Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018298
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018298