Disclaimer |
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Foreword |
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Purpose of the Monograph |
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Authors and Contributors |
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Members of the Advisory Committee and Panel |
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Professor Charlie Changli Xue, PhD |
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Professor Chuanjian Lu, MD |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction to Chronic Urticaria |
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Clinical Presentation and Subtypes of Chronic Urticaria |
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2 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Limitations of Conventional Therapy |
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2 Chronic Urticaria in Chinese Medicine |
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Aetiology and Pathogenesis |
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Syndrome Differentiation and Treatments |
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Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Based on Syndrome Differentiation |
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15 | (1) |
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Dampness-heat in Stomach and Intestine |
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Defense-exterior Insecurity |
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Dual Deficiency of qi and Blood |
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Qi--Blood Stagnation and Stasis |
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Blood Deficiency and Wind-dryness |
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Topical Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment |
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Acupuncture Therapies and Other Chinese Medicine Therapies |
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22 | (1) |
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Other Management Strategies |
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23 | (1) |
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3 Classical Chinese Medicine Literature |
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25 | (18) |
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Search Procedure and Data Coding |
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Citations Related to Urticaria |
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Definitions of Urticaria and Aetiology |
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Frequency of Treatment Citations by Dynasty |
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Symptoms Described in Treatment Citations |
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Treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine |
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31 | (1) |
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Most frequent formulae in possible urticaria citations |
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31 | (1) |
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Most frequent herbs in possible urticaria citations |
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32 | (1) |
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Most frequent formulae in most likely urticaria citations |
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Most frequent herbs in most likely urticaria citations |
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38 | (1) |
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Acupuncture and Related Therapies |
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Classical Literature in Perspective |
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4 Methods for Evaluating Clinical Evidence |
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45 | (2) |
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Assessment Using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (3) |
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5 Chinese Herbal Medicine |
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55 | (36) |
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55 | (1) |
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Previous Systematic Reviews |
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56 | (1) |
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Characteristics of Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinical Studies |
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56 | (2) |
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Randomised Controlled Trials of Chinese Herbal Medicine |
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58 | (25) |
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63 | (1) |
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Disease Activity: Urticaria Activity Score |
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Health-related Quality of Life: Dermatology Life Quality Index |
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65 | (2) |
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Symptom Severity Reduction Index |
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Assessment Using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
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Chinese herbal medicine vs. second-generation antihistamines |
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Chinese herbal medicine as integrative medicine vs. second-generation antihistamines |
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Randomised Controlled Trial Evidence for Individual Formulae |
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Randomised Controlled Trial Evidence from Formulae Commonly Used in Clinical Practice |
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79 | (1) |
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Frequently Reported Herbs in Meta-Analyses Showing Favourable Effect |
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Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Randomised Controlled Trials |
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Controlled Clinical Trials of Chinese Herbal Medicine |
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83 | (2) |
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Controlled Clinical Trial Evidence for Individual Formulae |
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Controlled Clinical Trial Evidence for Formulae Commonly Used in Clinical Practice |
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Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Controlled Clinical Trials |
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Clinical Evidence from Non-Controlled Studies |
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Non-Controlled Studies of Individual Formulae |
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Non-Controlled Studies of Formulae Used in Clinical Practice |
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Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Non-Controlled Studies |
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Summary of Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinical Evidence |
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6 Pharmacological Actions of the Frequently Used Herbs |
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91 | (1) |
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Experimental Studies on Fang Feng |
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Experimental Studies on Can Cao |
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Experimental Studies on Dang Gui |
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Experimental Studies on Jing Jie |
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Experimental Studies on Huang Qi |
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Experimental Studies on Di Huang |
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Experimental Studies on Bai Zhu |
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Experimental Studies on Bai Shao |
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Experimental Studies on Chan |
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Experimental Studies on Bai Xian Pi |
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Experimental Studies on Mu Dan Pi |
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Experimental Studies on Herbal Formulae |
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Summary of Pharmacological Actions of the Common Herbs |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (7) |
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7 Clinical Evidence for Acupuncture and Related Therapies |
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107 | (14) |
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107 | (1) |
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Previous Systematic Reviews |
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108 | (1) |
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Characteristics of Acupuncture and Related Therapies Clinical Studies |
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108 | (2) |
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Randomised Controlled Trials of Acupuncture and Related Therapies |
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110 | (8) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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Acupuncture as integrative medicine |
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112 | (1) |
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Acupuncture plus moxibustion as integrative medicine |
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Frequently reported acupuncture points in meta-analyses showing favourable effect: acupuncture |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Acupuncture versus second-generation antihistamines |
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113 | (3) |
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Acupuncture as integrative medicine vs. second-generation antihistamines |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Randomised Controlled Trial Evidence for Interventions Commonly Used in Clinical Practice |
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118 | (1) |
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Clinical Evidence from Controlled Clinical Trials |
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118 | (1) |
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Clinical Evidence from Non-Controlled Studies |
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118 | (1) |
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Non-Controlled Trial Evidence for Interventions Commonly Used in Clinical Practice |
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Summary of Acupuncture and Related Therapies Clinical Evidence |
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119 | (1) |
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8 Clinical Evidence for Combination Therapies |
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Randomised Controlled Trials of Combination Therapies |
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121 | (3) |
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Results of Combination Therapies |
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124 | (1) |
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Safety of Combination Therapies |
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124 | (1) |
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Summary of Combination Therapies Evidence |
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9 Summary and Conclusions |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (4) |
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Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulae in the Contemporary and Classical Literature, and Clinical Studies |
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129 | (3) |
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Acupuncture and Related Therapies |
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132 | (1) |
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Acupuncture Therapies in the Contemporary and Classical Literature, and Clinical Studies |
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Implications for Practice |
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133 | (2) |
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Implications for Research |
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135 | (2) |
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Appendix 1 All Included Clinical Studies |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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