Efficacy and Safety of Salvia miltiorrhiza for Treating Chronic Kidney Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This meta-analysis evaluated the effects and potential harms of Salvia miltiorrhiza or its extracts Salvianolate and Tanshinone for the treatment of population with a chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods

We searched for the randomized clinical trials (RCTs) through databases including the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Current Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform (Wanfang Data), China Biology Medicine Disc (SinoMed), and Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR). Meta-analysis was performed with STATA 16 software after data extraction. The risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB 2.0), and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development,

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213127 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature