Review
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4886-4895
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4886
Table 1 Search strategy for Ovid SP (advanced Ovid search)
No.Searches
1case*.m_titl
2clinical observation.mp
3clinical trial.mp
4clinical study.mp
5efficacy.mp
6effectiveness.mp
71 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6
8random.mp
9randomi*ed.mp
10randomi*zation.mp
118 OR 9 OR 10
12functional constipation.mp
13irritable bowel syndrome.m_titl
14ibs.m_titl
1513 OR 14
1612 NOT 15
17rome.mp
1816 AND 17
19Chinese medicine*.mp
20herbal medicine*.mp
21herb*.mp.
22Chinese adj10 oriental medicine*.mp
2319 OR 20 OR 21 OR 22
247 AND 11 AND 18 AND 23
Table 2 Common search strategy for VIP, TCM Database System and CJN
Title contains “case (Li)” OR Title/Abstract/Keyword contains [“efficacy observation (LiaoXiao GuanCha)” OR “efficacy comparison (LiaoXiao BiJiao)” OR “efficacy analysis (LiaoXiao FenXi)” OR “clinical observation (LinChuang GuanCha)” OR “clinical research (LinChuang YanJiu)” OR “clinical trial (LinChuang ShiYan)”]
AND
Text word contains “random (SuiJi)”
AND
Title/Abstract/Keyword contains “functional constipation (GongNengXing BianMi)” NOT Title contains [“irritable bowel syndrome (ChangYiJi ZongHeZheng)” OR “ibs”]
AND
Text word contains [“rome (LuoMa)” OR “rome”]
AND
Text word contains [“Chinese medicine (ZhongYao/ZhongYiYao)” OR “herbs (CaoYao)” OR Chinese herbal medicine (ZhongCaoYao) OR “Chinese proprietary medicine (ZhongChengYao)”]
Table 3 Details of CHM interventions in the included studies
InterventionPreparation formn
LiuWei AuxiliaryCapsule4
LiuWeiAnXiao Capsule/ LiuWeiNengXiao Capsule
MaRen Auxiliary7
MaRen Pill/MaZiRen PillPill2
MaRenRunChang WanPill1
Modified MaRenRunChang WanPill1
MaRen CapsuleCapsule1
MaRen Soft CapsuleCapsule2
RunChangTongBianNongSuo PillPill2
Others (in single investigation)Decoction (w/o modification)16
Decoction (w/modification)4
Capsule4
Pill3
Solution1
Granule1