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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

292 questions · 304 findings · 22 reviews

No studies found 72 · 23.7%GRADE not reported 48 · 15.8%Very low 61 · 20.1%Low 94 · 30.9%Moderate 29 · 9.5%High 0 · 0%

Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo

Xerostomia (other Chinese medicines) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region
1 finding from 1 review

Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo

Salivary flow rate (stimulated) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Chinese medicine led to higher salivary flow rate (stimulated) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo

Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Chinese medicine led to lower xerostomia (dichotomous, Shenqi Fanghou recipe) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review