Chinese Patent Medicine Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Liu, Wei
Wang, Pengqian
Yang, Xiaochen
Wang, Jie
Yao, Kuiwu
Du, Xinliang
Feng, Bo
Ma, Jizheng
Xiong, Xingjiang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To assess the beneficial and adverse effects of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (LWDHW), combined with antihypertensive drugs, for essential hypertension.
Methods.
Five major electronic databases were searched up to August 2012 to retrieve any potential randomized controlled trials designed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of LWDHW combined with antihypertensive drugs for essential hypertension reported in any language, with main outcome measures as blood pressure.
The quality of the included studies was assessed with the Jadad scale and a customized standard quality assessment scale.
Results.
6 randomized trials were included.
The methodological quality of the trials was evaluated as generally low.
The pooled results showed that LWDHW combined with antihypertensive drugs was more effective in blood pressure and the scale for TCM syndrome and symptom differentiation scores compared with antihypertensive drugs alone.
Most of the trials did not report adverse events, and the safety is still uncertain.
Conclusions.
LWDHW combined with antihypertensive drugs appears to be effective in improving blood pressure and symptoms in patients with essential hypertension.
However, the evidence remains weak due to the poor methodological quality of the included studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Jie& Yao, Kuiwu& Yang, Xiaochen& Liu, Wei& Feng, Bo& Ma, Jizheng…[et al.]. 2012. Chinese Patent Medicine Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028501
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Jie…[et al.]. Chinese Patent Medicine Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028501
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Jie& Yao, Kuiwu& Yang, Xiaochen& Liu, Wei& Feng, Bo& Ma, Jizheng…[et al.]. Chinese Patent Medicine Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028501
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028501