Chinese herbal medicine for functional dyspepsia: systematic review of systematic reviews.

Conclusion: CHM can be considered as an alternative for the treatment of FD symptoms when prokinetic agents and proton pump inhibitors are contraindicated. Future trial design should focus on measuring changes in individual dyspeptic symptoms and differentiate the effectiveness of different CHM for postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome. A network meta-analysis approach should be used to explore the most promising CHM formula for FD treatment in the future.
PMID: 30034530 [PubMed]

Source: Australian Family Physician - July 24, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Chu MHK, Wu IXY, Ho RST, Wong CHL, Zhang AL, Zhang Y, Wu JCY, Chung VCH Tags: Therap Adv Gastroenterol Source Type: research