Effectiveness and Safety of Chinese Medicine Decoctions for Behcet's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoimmune disease of systemic vasculitis with an unclear pathogenesis. Although western medicines remain the mainstay interventions, effectiveness and safety are significant challenges. Complementary and alternative medicine, including herbal medicine, are gaining more attention. Chinese medicine decoctions, which have been used for centuries, are the most common form of traditional therapies.

Objective

The purpose of the review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicine decoctions in the treatment of BD.

Methods

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for BD treatment with Chinese medicine decoctions were searched in six electronic databases until March 2021. Primary outcomes were total effective rate, recover

SUBMITTER: Yan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313333 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature