Efficacy and safety of Weichang' an pill combined with Western Medicine on gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Weichang'an pill (, WCA) combined with Western Medicine (WM) for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.

Methods

Eight databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Data, China Science and Technology Journal Database, SinoMed, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase, were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of WCA from inception to 30 September 2021. We independently screened the literature, extracted data, and then evaluated the bias risk, effectiveness, safety, and other indicators of the included articles.

Results

A total of 33 RCTs were included in this study with 3368 patients. After analysis, it was found that WCA combined with WM could

SUBMITTER: Jiabao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature