The Efficacy of Shugan Jianpi Zhixie Therapy for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials

Ya Xiao; Yanyan Liu; Shaohui Huang; Xiaomin Sun; Yang Tang; Jingru Cheng; Tian Wang; Fei Li; Yuxiang Kuang; Ren Luo; Xiaoshan Zhao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122397

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The Efficacy of Shugan Jianpi Zhixie Therapy for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials

Ya Xiao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ya Xiao, Yanyan Liu, Shaohui Huang

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Yanyan Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ya Xiao, Yanyan Liu, Shaohui Huang

Affiliation Department of Rheumatic diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China
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Shaohui Huang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ya Xiao, Yanyan Liu, Shaohui Huang

Affiliation School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Xiaomin Sun,

Affiliation School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Yang Tang,

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Jingru Cheng,

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Tian Wang,

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Fei Li,

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Yuxiang Kuang,

Affiliation Digestive Department of Guangdong provincial hospital of TCM, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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Ren Luo,

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Xiaoshan Zhao

* E-mail: zhaoxs0609@163.com

Affiliation School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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The Efficacy of Shugan Jianpi Zhixie Therapy for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials

Ya Xiao,
Yanyan Liu,
Shaohui Huang,
Xiaomin Sun,
Yang Tang,
Jingru Cheng,
Tian Wang,
Fei Li,
Yuxiang Kuang,
Ren Luo

Published: April 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122397

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