Herbal Medicine for Adult Patients with Cough Variant Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Herbal medicine is commonly used by patients with chronic cough, but the role of herbal medicine for cough variant asthma (CVA) has not yet been clearly defined. For the first time, we performed a meta-analysis to integrate the current evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on this topic and assess the efficacy of herbal medicine in adults with CVA.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in electronic databases to identify RCTs of herbal medicine for adult CVA. Cochrane systematic review methods were followed, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was performed to evaluate the quality of evidence.

Results

Twenty-eight RCTs were included. Compared with placebo, moderate-quality evidence from two studies s

SUBMITTER: Chen YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943289 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature