Review Article
Systematic Review of Chinese Medicine for Miscarriage during Early Pregnancy
Table 2
Clinical applications of Chinese medicines during pregnancy.
| | Pregnancy disorders | Frequency* (%) | Therapeutic applications |
| | Spontaneous abortion | 1,444 (43.3) | Improve maternal health
Promote embryo-fetal development
Reduce irregular vaginal bleeding |
| | Infertility | 930 (27.9) | Improve women’s health
Elevate the female fertility |
| | Induced abortion | 392 (11.7) | Enhance lethal effect on embryos
Decrease incomplete abortion rate
Improve vaginal irregular bleeding |
| | Immunological disorders | 206 (6.2) | Inhibit the release of inflammatory molecules |
| | Hypertensive disorders | 126 (3.8) | Promote vasodilatation
Increase blood flow
Decrease platelet aggregation |
| | Infection | 87 (2.6) | Decrease intrauterine transmission |
| | Fetal growth restriction | 73 (2.2) | Improve uteroplacental circulation
Promote fetal growth |
| | Preterm labour | 49 (1.5) | Inhibit uterine contractility |
| | Postdate or term | 9 (0.3) | Accelerate labor process |
| | Gestational diabetes mellitus | 20 (0.6) | Improve insulin levels
Enhance glucose metabolism |
| | Puerperium | 2 (0.1) | Improve hormone levels
Promote lactation and uterine contraction
Heal perineum injuries |
| | Total | 3,338 (100) | |
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Frequency of each clinical application amongst 3,228 papers for systemic review.
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