What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the rate of complete remission and partly remission(no special data… (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.22 [0.83, 1.79]
  6 studies · 423 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects in digestive system after chemotherapy(no… (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.42 [0.26, 0.69]
  4 studies · 302 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects of leukopenia after chemotherapy (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.37 [0.25, 0.56]
  7 studies · 503 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs no TwHF

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) may leads to higher complete remission ( compared with no TwHF (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.46 [1.18, 1.8]
  4 studies · 293 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs no TwHF

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) showed no clear difference in partial remission ( compared with no TwHF (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.77 [0.49, 1.21]
  4 studies · 293 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs no TwHF

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) may leads to higher complete or partial remission ( compared with no TwHF (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.26 [1.1, 1.44]
  4 studies · 293 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs prednisone

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F showed no clear difference in complete remission ( compared with prednisone (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.83, 1.43]
  4 studies · 223 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs prednisone

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F showed no clear difference in partial remission ( compared with prednisone (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.07 [0.69, 1.65]
  4 studies · 223 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F vs prednisone

Summary of findings: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F showed no clear difference in complete or partial remission ( compared with prednisone (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.05 [0.92, 1.2]
  4 studies · 223 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in complete remission ( (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.06 [0.82, 1.37]
  2 studies · 114 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in partial remission ( (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.02 [0.46, 2.29]
  2 studies · 114 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in complete or partial remission ( (low certainty).

• Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (a traditional Chinese medicine) for primary nephrotic syndrome 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.05 [0.9, 1.23]
  2 studies · 114 participants
  Low

Chinese herbal medicines vs placebo

CHM may leads to higher total effectiveness rate (Analysis 1.1) Clinician's rating compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.09 [1.32, 3.32]
  2 studies · 85 participants
  Low

Chinese herbal medicines vs drugs

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  15 studies · 1062 participants
  Low

Chinese herbal medicines vs drugs

CHM may leads to lower adverse events (Analysis 2.6) Participant's reports compared with drugs (low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.44 [0.32, 0.61]
  15 studies · 1396 participants
  Low

Combination of oral and topical CHM vs same oral CHM

Combination of oral and topical CHM showed no clear difference in total effectiveness rate (Analysis 3.1) Clinician's rating compared with same oral CHM (low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [0.78, 1.63]
  1 study · 20 participants
  Low

Combination of oral and topical CHM vs same oral CHM

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 20 participants
  Low

Combination of oral and topical CHM vs same oral CHM

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 20 participants
  Low

Combination of oral and topical CHM vs same oral CHM

Combination of oral and topical CHM showed no clear difference in adverse events (Analysis 3.7) Participant's report compared with same oral CHM (low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.07, 13.87]
  1 study · 20 participants
  Low

Combination of oral and topical CHM vs same oral CHM

• Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 22 participants
  Low