Review Article

Systematic Review of Herbal Tea (a Traditional Chinese Treatment Method) in the Therapy of Chronic Simple Pharyngitis and Preliminary Exploration about Its Medication Rules

Table 1

General characteristics of the included articles and score of the modified Jadad scale.

StudyN (T/C)Gender (M/F)Age (years)Treatment measureJadad scale score

Zhao [14]25/25T: 12/13T:25.54 ± 48.64C: cefuroxime axetil; loquat dew; Yan Li Shuang3
C: 12/13C:24.31 ± 46.51Mouth containing dropping pills
Wang [15]100/100125/7520–50C: gentamicin injection; dexamethasone injection; chymotrypsin injection; atomization inhalation3
Zeng et al. [16]67/5951/7521–72C: cefprozi capsule; atomization inhalation; Yinhuang buccal tablet3
Liu et al. [17]45/4155/3118–60C: Yinhuang buccal tablet2
Zhang and Liu [18]60/60Unknown18–65C: Qingyan pill3
Wang and Li [19]52/16Unknown18–58C: Cao Shan Hu Hanpian2