Herbal medicine for asymptomatic hyperuricemia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is still controversy in the medical community about whether asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AH) requires drug treatment. Herbal medicines (HM) are considered a potential intervention for the treatment of hyperuricemia.

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of HM for asymptomatic HUA.

Materials and methods

A Bayesian network meta-analysis was conducted for patients with asymptomatic HUA in randomized controlled trials identified in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, China Biomedical Database (CBM), and China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) were searched from their inception to 1 Jan 2025. Outcomes included the serum uric acid (SUA), s

SUBMITTER: Min Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515837 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature