What do systematic reviews say?

STW5 (Iberogast) vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 814 participants
  Very low

Curcuma longa vs placebo

Curcuma longa may leads to higher global symptoms of dyspepsia (responders) compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.5 [1.06, 2.11]
  1 study · 76 participants
  Low

Curcuma longa vs placebo

Curcuma longa showed no clear difference in adverse events Assessed clinically compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.26 [0.51, 3.08]
  1 study · 89 participants
  Moderate

Curcuma longa vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 89 participants
  Moderate

STW5 (Iberogast) vs placebo

STW5 (Iberogast) showed no clear difference in global symptoms of dyspepsia (responders) compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.55 [0.98, 2.47]
  2 studies · 324 participants
  Low

STW5 (Iberogast) vs placebo

STW5 (Iberogast) showed no clear difference in adverse events Assessed clinically compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.92 [0.52, 1.64]
  4 studies · 786 participants
  Low

STW5 (Iberogast) vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 52 participants
  Low

Peppermint/caraway oil vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 210 participants
  Moderate

Peppermint/caraway oil vs placebo

Peppermint/caraway oil probably leads to higher global symptoms of dyspepsia (responders) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.53 [1.3, 1.81]
  3 studies · 305 participants
  Moderate

Peppermint/caraway oil vs placebo

Peppermint/caraway oil showed no clear difference in adverse events Assessed clinically compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.56 [0.69, 3.53]
  3 studies · 305 participants
  Low

Peppermint/caraway oil vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 99 participants
  Moderate

Curcuma longa vs placebo

• Non‐Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 110 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects in digestive system after chemotherapy… (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.43 [0.28, 0.66]
  6 studies · 388 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the rate of complete remission and partly remission (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.48 [0.78, 2.81]
  3 studies · 153 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects in digestive system after chemotherapy (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.13 [0.18, 7.24]
  3 studies · 153 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 [0.18, 0.74]
  3 studies · 153 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the rate of complete remission and partly remission (Copy) (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.48 [1.01, 2.17]
  7 studies · 448 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects of leukopenia 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 0.32 [0.21, 0.5]
  6 studies · 388 participants
  Very low

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 1.51 [0.94, 2.41]
  5 studies · 287 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes the toxic and side effects in digestive system after chemotherapy (very low certainty).

• Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.33 [0.2, 0.54]
  6 studies · 354 participants
  Very low