Review Article

Is Yangxue Qingnao Granule Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, More Effective Than Antihypertensive Therapy Alone in Treating Essential Hypertension?

Table 4

Analyses of diastolic blood pressure.

TrialsMD [95% CI] Value

YQG plus valsartan versus valsartan1−11.70 [−13.70, −9.70]<0.00001
YQG plus antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs1−8.00 [−9.03, −6.97]<0.00001
YQG plus antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs1−2.11 [−3.60, −0.62]0.006
YQG plus indapamide versus indapamide10.57 [−1.39, 2.53]0.57
YQG plus antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs1−7.00 [−8.27, −5.73]<0.00001
YQG plus antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs1−3.04 [−4.12, −1.96]<0.00001
Meta-analysis6−5.21 [−8.19, −2.24]0.0006