Chinese herbal medicine for postpartum constipation: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms in postpartum mothers. The choice of treatments for postpartum constipation remains a challenging clinical problem. Chinese herbal medicine has become increasingly popular as an alternative therapy for constipation. This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine for postpartum constipation.

Methods and analysis

We will search PubMed (1946 to present), EMBASE (1974 to present), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (all years), Web of Science (1900 to present), Chinese Biomedical Literatures Database (1978 to present), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (1979 to present) and WANFANG data (1998 to present) to identify any eligible study. No re

SUBMITTER: Zhai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340430 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature