Chinese Herbal Medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Main Authors: Hui Zheng (Author), Song Jin (Author), Yin-Li Shen (Author), Wen-Yan Peng (Author), Kun Ye (Author), Tai-Chun Tang (Author), Jun Zhao (Author), Min Chen (Author), Zhi-Gang Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is an important complementary and alternative therapy for the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Previous meta-analyses suggested that CHM is effective for IBS; nonetheless, its effectiveness is inconclusive owing to repeated significance testing. We...