J Tradit Chin Med
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of external Sanjierupi Gao on mastalgia caused by mammary gland hyperplasia: a placebo controlled trial.
To evaluate the curative effect of external application of the Chinese drug, Sanjierupi Gao, on mastalgia caused by mammary gland hyperplasia. ⋯ Application of Sanjierupi Gao can decrease mastalgia duration in patients with mammary gland hyperplasia during menstruation and alleviate the extent of mastalgia. The time to alleviate pain is psychologically influenced.
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Meta Analysis
Safflower yellow injection combined with conventional therapy in treating unstable angina pectoris: a meta-analysis.
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of safflower yellow injection combined with conventional therapy in treating unstable angina pectoris. ⋯ Safflower yellow injection as an adjunct therapy with conventional drugs shows advantages in easing the clinical symptoms of unstable angina and improving ECG over basic therapy alone. However, the conclusions should be interpreted with care until more high-quality RCTs are reported.
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To analyze the component law of Chinese medicines in fuming-washing therapy for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and develop new fuming-washing prescriptions for KOA through unsupervised data mining methods. ⋯ Chinese medicines for fuming-washing therapy of KOA mainly consist of wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispersing herbs, blood-activating and stasis-resolving herbs, and wind-dampness-dispelling and heat-clearing herbs. The treatment of fuming-washing therapy for KOA also includes dispelling wind-dampness and dispersing cold, activating blood and resolving stasis, and dispelling wind-dampness and clearing heat. Zhenzhutougucao (Herba Speranskiae Tuberculatae), Honghua (Flos Carthami), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Shenjincao (Herba Lycopodii Japonici), Weilingxian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis Chinensis), Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti), Haitongpi (Cortex Erythrinae Variegatae), Ruxiang (Olibanum), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii), Moyao (Myrrha), and Aiye (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) are the main herbs used in the fuming-washing treatment for KOA.