Review Article

Chinese Herbal Medicine Liu Jun Zi Tang and Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang for Functional Dyspepsia: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Randomized controlled trials of LJZT or XSLJZT for functional dyspepsia.

Study IDYear  ParticipantsMean age (years)InterventionsTreatment durationSymptom improvementJadad score
ExperimentalControl (prokinetic drugs)

Chen [13]2005105 people
(38 men and 67 women)
45.7XSLJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 89.2% (58/65)
(2) TER: 72.5% (29/40)
1
Xiao [21]200577 people
(33 men and 44 women)
43.0XSLJZT (BID)Cisapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 74.4% (29/39)
(2) TER: 78.9% (30/38)
1
Gui [14]200380 people
(35 men and 45 women)
46.1XSLJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 87.5% (35/40)
(2) TER: 72.5% (29/40)
2
Li [15]200472 people
(27 men and 45 women)
47.1XSLJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 88.8% (32/36)
(2) TER: 72.2% (26/36)
2
Liang [25]201162 people
(28 men and 34 women)
38.0XSLJZT (BID)Mosapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 93.3% (28/30)
(2) TER: 78.1% (25/32)
1
Zhou [26]201060 people
(29 men and 31 women)
35.9XSLJZT (BID)Mosapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 90.0% (27/30)
(2) TER: 66.7% (20/30)
2
Li [22]201064 people
(35 men and 29 women)
45.3XSLJZT (BID)Cisapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 93.8% (30/32)
(2) TER: 78.1% (25/32)
1
Fan [16]201060 people
(29 men and 31 women)
48.5XSLJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 90.0% (27/30)
(2) TER: 70.0% (21/30)
3
Lu and Hong [17]201268 people
(40 men and 28 women)
42.5XSLJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 94.1% (32/34)
(2) TER: 85.3% (29/34)
3
Zhang and Shun [23]200264 people
(21 men and 43 women)
44.3LJZT (BID)Cisapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 93.9% (31/33)
(2) TER: 93.6% (29/31)
2
Tian and Wang [27]2005160 people
(73 men and 87 women)
34.4LJZT (BID)Mosapride
(5 mg, TID)
2 weeks(1) TER: 85.0% (68/80)
(2) TER: 87.5% (70/80)
2
Chen and Zhang [18]200880 people
(37 men and 43 women)
32.3LJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 90.0% (36/40)
(2) TER: 75.0% (30/40)
1
Wang [19]2010110 people
(56 men and 54 women)
42.1LJZT (BID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 91.7% (55/60)
(2) TER: 74.0% (37/50)
1
Zhao and Che [24]200960 people
(46 men and 14 women)
52.0LJZT (BID)Cisapride
(5 mg, TID)
4 weeks(1) TER: 96.7% (29/30)
(2) TER: 80.0% (24/30)
1
Arai et al. [20]201227 people
(16 men and 11 women)
57.8LJZT (TID)Domperidone
(10 mg, TID)
4 weeksNot mentioned2

LJZT: Liu Jun Zi Tang; XSLJZT: Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang; TER: total effective rate; QD: once a day; BID: twice a day; TID: three times a day.