Acupoint Herbal Patching with or without Conventional Treatment for Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Fen Zhou; Ya-Wei Shan; George Lewith; Jian-Ping Liu
- Source
- World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 45-58 (2015)
- Subject
- Traditional chinese medicine
Acupoint herbal patching
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Treatment
Systematic review
Randomized controlled trials
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2311-8571
Background: Acupoint herbal patching (AHP) alone or as an adjuvant therapy with conventional treatment (CT) has been widely used for prevention and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, current clinical evidence from a systematic review of RCTs is lacking.