Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine as Adjuvant Therapy for Refractory Androgenetic Alopecia

Table 1

Search strategy of the English databases.

Database	Search term A	Search term B	Strategy
PubMed	[Title/abstract] = (traditional Chinese medicine OR Zhong Yi Xue OR Zhong yao OR herbal medicine OR phytotherapy OR Chinese medicine OR phytotherapies OR Chinese herbal compound OR Chinese herbal formula OR Chinese compound formula OR TCM)	[Title/abstract] = (alopecia OR Baldness OR hair Loss OR calvities OR balding OR AGA)	Term A and Term B
EMBASE	[Title/abstract] = (traditional Chinese medicine OR Zhong Yi Xue OR Zhong yao OR herbal medicine OR phytotherapy OR Chinese medicine OR phytotherapies OR Chinese herbal compound OR Chinese herbal formula OR Chinese compound formula OR TCM)	[Title/abstract] = (alopecia OR Baldness OR hair Loss OR calvities OR balding OR AGA)	Term A and Term B
Web of Science	TS = (“traditional Chinese medicine” or “herbal medicine” or “Zhong Yi Xue” or “Zhong Yao” or “phytotherapy” or “Chinese medicine” or “phytotherapies” or “Chinese herbal compound” or “Chinese herbal formula” or “Chinese compound formula” or “TCM”)	TS = (“alopecia” or “baldness” or “calvities” or “Hair Loss” or “balding” or “AGA”)	Term A and Term B
Cochrane library	[Title/abstract] = (traditional Chinese medicine OR Zhong Yi Xue OR Zhong yao OR herbal medicine OR phytotherapy OR Chinese medicine OR phytotherapies OR Chinese herbal compound OR Chinese herbal formula OR Chinese compound formula OR TCM)	[Title] = (alopecia OR baldness OR hair Loss OR calvities OR balding OR AGA)	Term A and Term B