Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Joint Authors
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
2012-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this overview was to summarize the outcome measures of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for the treatment of hypertension based on available systematic reviews (SRs), so as to evaluate the potential benefits and advantages of CHM on hypertension.
Methods.
Literature searches were conducted in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and 4 databases in Chinese.
SRs of CHM for hypertension were included.
Two independent reviewers (J.
Wang and X.
J.
Xiong) extracted the data.
Results.
10 SRs were included.
2 SRs had primary endpoints, while others focused on secondary endpoints to evaluate CHM for hypertension such as blood pressure (BP) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome.
6 SRs have reported the adverse effects, whereas the other 4 SRs have not mentioned it at all.
Many CHM appeared to have significant effect on improving BP, TCM syndrome, and so on.
However, most SRs failed to make a definite conclusion for the effectiveness of CHM for hypertension due to poor evidence.
Conclusion.
Primary endpoints have not been widely used currently.
The benefits of CHM for hypertension need to be confirmed in the future with randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of more persuasive primary endpoints and high-quality SRs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Jie& Xiong, Xingjiang. 2012. Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992550
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Jie& Xiong, Xingjiang. Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992550
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Jie& Xiong, Xingjiang. Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992550
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992550