Overview of Cochrane reviews on Chinese herbal medicine for stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is a major health issue worldwide. Since Chinese herbal medicine is widely used for the treatment of stroke, there is a need to evaluate its efficacy as an alternative treatment option. The aim of this paper is to carry out an overview of Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of stroke by summarizing and evaluating all existing Cochrane reviews.

Methods

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was searched from its inception date to August 2019 using "stroke" and "herbal medicine" or "traditional medicine" as search terms. For the methodological quality assessment of the Cochrane reviews, the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool was used.

Results

Eight Cochrane reviews that evaluated the efficacy of herbal medicine for the t

SUBMITTER: Wei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6938924 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature