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The Method of Activating Blood and Dredging Collaterals for Reducing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The characteristics of the formulas.

First authorYearName of the formulaComposition(daily dosage)Jadad score

Chen, Mou2015Huoxue Tongluo decoction
Cassia Twig (10), Astragalus(25), Salvia(10), Peach Kernel(10), Safflower(5), Angelica Sinensis(10), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(10), Millettia Reticulata(5), White Peony Root(30), Herba Lycopodti(30), Clematis Root(30)4
Chen, Yi2016Tongluo Zhibi decoctionAngelica Sinensis(20),Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(15), Notopterygium(20), Trogopteroum feces(20), Prepared Monkshood(5), Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata(5), Achyranthes Bidentata(20), Lanceolata(20), Loranthus Parasiticus(15), Glycyrrhiza(3)4
Chen,Huang2018Astragalus injection4
Cheng2014Tanshinone IIA4
Cui2009Astragalus injection4
Feng2014Herbal CompressMountain Spicy Tree Root and Rhizome(60), Millettia Reticulata(40), Aralia(180), Altingia chingii(60), large diamond(40), Caulis Tinosporae Sinensis(60), Bauhinia Championii Benth(60)4
Li, Cai2017Wenjing Huoxue formulaCaulis Tinosporae Sinensis(30), Cassia Twig(30), Chinese Angelica Root(15), Chinese Mugwort Leaf(30), Mint(15), Biota Orientalis(30), Lu Lu Tong(30), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(10)4
Li, Sun2017Granulas of Chinese Medicine of modified Huangqi-Guizhi Wuwu and Shentong ZhuyuAstragalus, Cassia Twig, White Peony Root, Ginger, Safflower, etc. (dosage not available)6
Liu, Zhou2011Wangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoctionAstragalus(30), Cassia Twig (12), White Peony Root(15), Ginger(12), Jujube(15)5
Lou2014Wenjing tongluo formula:Geranium Herba, Aconiti Tuber, Cinnamomi Ramulus, Carthami Flos (the proportions are 4: 2: 3: 2)7
Peng2015Danggui Sini Decoction combined with Yanghe DecoctionCassia Twig(15), White Peony Root(15), Glycyrrhiza(3), Ginger(15), Jujube(15), Angelica Sinensis(10), Asarum(10), Dried Ginger(10), Antler Glue(10), Cinnamon(10), Seeds of Brassica Alba(10), Ephedra(10), Prepared Radix Rehmanniae(10)4
Qin2012Network Vessel-freeing FormulaCassia Twig(12), Astragalus(20), Salvia(15), Peach Kernel(12), Safflower(10), Angelica Sinensis(12), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(15), Millettia Reticulata(30), White Peony Root(12), Zedoary Turmeric(10)4
Shen2015Modified Huangqi-Guizhi Wuwu DecoctionAstragalus(50), White Peony Root(15), Cassia Twig(12), Dried Ginger(10), Jujube(10), Angelica Sinensis(12), Safflower(10), Millettia Reticulata(30), Clematis Root(10)4
Shi2010Wenjing Decoction
Evodia Rutaecarpa(6-10), Angelica Sinensis(12), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(10), White Peony Root(10), Lanceolata(30), Cassia Twig(6), Donkey Hide Gelatin(15), Ginger(2 slices), Cortex Moutan(10), Glycyrrhiza(6), Pinellia Ternate(10), Tuber of Dwarf Lilyturf(10), Astragalus(30)4
Tang2014Yangxue Wenjing Tongluo DecoctionAstragalus(30), Angelica Sinensis(10), Aconite(10), Millettia Reticulata(30), Chinese mugwort leaf(10), Lu Lu Tong(10), Safflower(10)4
Xu, Zhang2018Xiaotan Tongluo GelArisaema Consanguineum, Pinelliae Tuber, Scorpion, Pleione Rhizome, Clematis Root, Cassia Twig, Safflower, Baked Licorice (the proportions are 5:5:2:5:5:5:3:2)5
Xu2016Modified Wangqi Guizhi Wuwu DecoctionWhite Peony Root(12), Cassia Twig(12), Astragalus(25), Jujube(6), Ginger(15)4
Yi, Li2017Tongluo Zhibi DecoctionCassia Twig(15), Salvia(30), Red Peony Root(20), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(20), Cynanchum Paniculatum(30), Clematis Root(30), Borneol(10), Asarum(10), North Papaya(20)4
Yu, Su2014Jiawei Wangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoctionAstragalus(30), Cassia Twig(15), White Peony Root(15), Ginger(15), Jujube(25)4
Zhang2015Tongjing, Huoxue formulaEpimedium(30), Geranium wilfordii Maxim(30), Cassia Twig(18), Rhizoma ligustici chuanxiong(18)4