Tylophora and Improved Lung Function

• Herbal interventions for chronic asthma in adults and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2010-07-18
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group 19(4)
  • • Christopher E Clark
    • Elizabeth Arnold
    • Toby J Lasserson
    • Taixiang Wu

  • PubMed: 20640388
  • DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00041

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Lung Function

  • High evidence

  For primary outcomes single studies of Boswellia, Mai-Men-Dong-Tang, Pycnogenol, Jia-Wei-Si-Jun-Zi-Tang and Tylophora indica showed potential to improve lung function

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

• Herbal medicines for asthma: a systematic review.

  • 2000-11-01
  • Systematic Review
  • Thorax 55(11)
  • • A Huntley
    • E Ernst

  • PubMed: 11050261
  • DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.11.925

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Lung Function

  • High evidence

  Nine of the 17 trials reported a clinically relevant improvement in lung function and/or symptom scores.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes