Long-Term Therapy With Wu-Ling-San, a Popular Antilithic Chinese Herbal Formula, Did Not Prevent Subsequent Stone Surgery

• Main Authors: San-Yuan Wu MD, PhD (Author), Huey-Yi Chen MD, PhD (Author), Kao-Sung Tsai MD, PhD (Author), Jen-Huai Chiang MS (Author), Chih-Hsin Muo MS (Author), Fung-Chang Sung PhD (Author), Yung-Hsiang Chen PhD (Author), Wen-Chi Chen MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), which is widely used to treat pain and urolithiasis, is a promising therapy for urinary stone prevention. This study investigated the clinical efficacy of a popular CHM, Wu-Ling-San (WLS), in Taiwan for the prophylaxis of recurrent nephrolithiasis as assess...