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Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan : A Population-Based Study
Joint Authors
Hsu, Feng-Lin
Tsai, Yueh-Ting
Huang, Chung-Yu
Lai, Jung-Nien
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), when given as a therapy for symptom relief, has gained widespread popularity among diabetic patients.
The aim of this study is to analyze the utilization of TCM among type 2 diabetic patients in Taiwan.
Methods.
The use of TCM for type 2 diabetic patients were evaluated using a randomly sampled cohort of 1,000,000 beneficiaries recruited from the National Health Insurance Research Database.
Results.
Overall, 77.9% (n=31,289) of type 2 diabetic patients utilized TCM and 13.9% (n=4,351) of them used TCM for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Among the top ten most frequently prescribed herbal formulae, four remedies, Zhi-Bo-Di-Huang-Wan, Qi-Ju-Di-Huang-Wan, Ji-Sheng-Shen-Qi-Wan and Ba-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan are derivative formulae of Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan.
In other words, Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan and its derivatives were found to be the most common herbal formulae prescribed by TCM doctors for the treatment of diabetes in Taiwan.
Conclusion.
Although some evidence does support the use TCM to treat diabetes, the results from the current study may have been confounded by placebo effect, which emphasize the need for well conducted, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies in order to further evaluate the efficacy of Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan on patients with type 2 diabetes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Chung-Yu& Tsai, Yueh-Ting& Lai, Jung-Nien& Hsu, Feng-Lin. 2013. Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan : A Population-Based Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Chung-Yu…[et al.]. Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan : A Population-Based Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453973
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Chung-Yu& Tsai, Yueh-Ting& Lai, Jung-Nien& Hsu, Feng-Lin. Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan : A Population-Based Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453973