Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of Chinese herbal decoction for the treatment of gout.

BACKGROUND: In East Asia, numerous reports describe the utilization of traditional Chinese herbal decoctions to treat gout. However, the reported clinical effects vary. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we reviewed and analyzed a large number of randomized controlled clinical trials to systematically asses...

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Main Authors: Liang Zhou, Ling Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Pinyi Chen, Yanqi Zhang, Yazhou Wu, Julia Christine Pettigrew, Dixiang Cheng, Dong Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897404?pdf=render