Clinical effectiveness of the Sanfu herbal patch at acupoints for respiratory diseases including otitis media in children: A pilot before-and-after study

Conclusion The effectiveness of SHP in preventing the common cold in children seems to be encouraging, but not conclusive, because of the methodological limitations of this study. Well-designed randomized controlled trials are necessary to confirm these findings. For other respiratory diseases, further research recruiting participants separately according to each respiratory disease should be conducted to validate the effects of SHP treatment.
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research