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Chinese medicinal herbs for mumps.

Min Shu¹, Yi Qiong Zhang, Zhiyao Li

¹Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, West China Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Chengdu, China.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

|September 14, 2012

Summary

No randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were found for Chinese herbal medicine in treating mumps. Further high-quality research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of these traditional treatments.

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Area of Science:

Integrative Medicine
Evidence-Based Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine

Background:

Mumps is a viral infection with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners believing herbal remedies can alleviate symptoms.
Herbalists in TCM often tailor treatments to individual patient presentations for mumps.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicinal herbs for treating mumps.
To identify and analyze randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating herbal treatments for mumps.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive literature search across multiple databases including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, CBM, CNKI, and VIP.
Inclusion criteria focused on RCTs of Chinese medicinal herbs for mumps, with or without complications.

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Data extraction and quality assessment were performed independently by two reviewers, with attempts to contact authors for missing data.

Main Results:

No eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified for inclusion in the review.
Out of 102 studies initially identified with claimed random allocation, 99 were excluded due to non-randomized methods.
Three studies could not be contacted for further evaluation and were placed in a 'Studies awaiting classification' section.

Conclusions:

There is currently insufficient evidence from RCTs to support or refute the use of Chinese herbal medicine for mumps.
The review highlights a lack of high-quality randomized controlled trials in this area.
Future research should focus on conducting rigorous RCTs to establish the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal treatments for mumps.