Review Article
Chinese Herbal Formula Xiao Yao San for Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 4
Analyses of clinical comprehensive effect.
| Trials | Intervention (n/N) | Control (n/N) | RR [95% CI] | P Value |
| Xiaoyao powder versus antidepressants | | | | | | Xiaoyao powder versus amitriptyline | 1 | 41/42 | 25/27 | 1.05 [0.94, 1.18] | 0.37 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder versus maprotiline | 1 | 28/32 | 30/31 | 0.90 [0.78, 1.05] | 0.18 | Guipi Xiaoyao powder versus venlafaxine | 1 | 94/100 | 86/100 | 1.09 [1.00, 1.20] | 0.06 | Modified Xiaoyao powder versus amitriptyline | 1 | 29/30 | 28/30 | 1.04 [0.92, 1.16] | 0.55 | Danzyhih Xiaoyao decoction versus fluoxetine | 1 | 29/34 | 22/27 | 1.05 [0.83, 1.31] | 0.69 | Xiaoyao powder versus fluoxetine | 2 | 66/75 | 61/75 | 1.08 [0.94, 1.24] | 0.25 |
| Meta-Analysis | 7 | 287/313 | 252/290 | 1.05 [1.00, 1.11] | 0.07 |
| Xioayao powder plus antidepressants versus antidepressants | | | | | | Xiaoyao pills/powder plus amitriptyline versus amitriptyline | 2 | 56/60 | 45/60 | 1.24 [1.06, 1.46] | 0.008 | Danzhi Xiaoyao decoction/powder plus fluoxetine versus fluoxetine | 2 | 51/66 | 38/66 | 1.34 [1.05, 1.72] | 0.02 | Xiaoyao pills plus imipramine versus imipramine | 1 | 26/30 | 25/29 | 1.01 [0.82, 1.23] | 0.96 | Xiaoyao pills plus fluoxetine versus fluoxetine | 2 | 56/71 | 54/66 | 0.97 [0.82, 1.14] | 0.69 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder plus amitriptyline versus amitriptyline | 1 | 38/40 | 28/38 | 1.29 [1.05, 1.58] | 0.01 | Xiaoyao pills plus citalopram versus citalopram | 1 | 28/30 | 28/30 | 1.00 [0.87, 1.14] | 1.00 | Xiaoyao pills plus doxepin versus fluoxetine | 1 | 32/35 | 29/33 | 1.04 [0.88, 1.22] | 0.63 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder plus clomipramine versus clomipramine | 1 | 30/33 | 25/33 | 1.20 [0.96, 1.50] | 0.11 | Modified Xiaoyao pills plus amitriptyline versus fluoxetine | 1 | 29/32 | 30/32 | 0.97 [0.84, 1.12] | 0.64 | Modified Xiaoyao powder plus amitriptyline versus amitriptyline | 1 | 31/33 | 30/33 | 1.03 [0.90, 1.19] | 0.64 | Xiaoyao powder plus doxepin versus doxepin | 1 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 0.90 [0.60, 1.36] | 0.62 |
| Meta-Analysis | 14 | 386/442 | 342/432 | 1.10 [1.04, 1.17] | 0.001 |
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