IMPORTANCE AND OPTIMIZATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS AND PANCREATITIS
Keywords:
Cholecystitis, Traditional East medicine, Literature analysis, Randomized controlled trials, Cognition-based medicineAbstract
To analyze the literature on the use of East herbal medicines for the treatment of chronic cholecystitis and pancreatitis. The literature on treatment of cholecystitis with traditional East medicines (TEM) was analyzed based on the principles and methods described by evidence-based medicine (EBM). Eight databases including MEDLINE, EMbase, Cochrane Central (CCTR), four East databases (East Biological Medicine Database, East National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Database of East Science and Technology Periodicals, Database of East Ministry of Science and Technology) and East Clinical Registry Center, were searched. Full text articles or abstracts concerning TEM treatment of cholecystitis were selected, categorized according to study design, the strength of evidence, the first author’s hospital type, and analyzed statistically.