| Included study | Cases (T/C) | Age | Intervention measures | Course of treatment (d) | Outcome indicators | Test group (T) | Control group (C) |
| Han xuqing 2014 [18] | 28/30 | 59.29 ± 10.4 | Wuling capsules 2 capsules, bid + Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | 24 | ①② | Wu yuhong 2013[19] | 35/35 | 55∼77 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, bid | Dealixin 1 tablet, bid | 56 | ①② | Guo ying 2013[20] | 95/95 | 68.14 ± 7.62 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, bid | Dealixin 1 tablet, bid | 42 | ①②③④ | Mo shaozhen 2015[21] | 69/69 | 45∼75 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 42 | ①② | Ma yunzhi 2012 [22] | 30/30 | 64.8 ± 9.3 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 42 | ①②③④ | Zhou hongye 2015 [23] | 34/32 | 47∼74 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 84 | ①⑤ | Chen liang 2015 [24] | 34/34 | 46∼75 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 42 | ①② | Zhang lili 2010 [25] | 45/45 | 45∼74 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 42 | ①② | Liang yuan 2014 [26] | 30/30 | 55.12 ± 5.2 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | Dealixin 1 tablet, tid | 42 | ①② | Zhang danni 2016 [27] | 50/50 | 52∼77 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①② | Ma binfeng 2017 [28] | 63/63 | 58∼86 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Shi qi 2008 [29] | 30/26 | 46∼82 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①② | Kou jianhua 2019 [30] | 40/40 | 42∼75 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 84 | ①②④ | Kong xiangfang 2014 [31] | 38/38 | 43∼76 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②④ | Yuan jun 2014 [32] | 85/85 | 45∼75 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①②④ | Wan ailan 2006 [33] | 35/35 | 59.23 ± 8.3 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①② | Liu junqiong 2014 [34] | 32/32 | 52∼78 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Xie yan 2018 [35] | 49/49 | 52∼78 | Wuling capsules 3 capsules, tid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③④ | Zhou peng 2017 [36] | 34/34 | 18∼68 | Xiaoyao pill 8 pills, tid + Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, qd | Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①② | Wang jianqiang 2014 [37] | 60/52 | 45∼75 | Xiaoyao pill 8 pills, tid + Deanxit 1 tablet, bid | Deanxit 1 tablet, bid | 42 | ①②③ | Zou lihua 2009 [38] | 30/30 | 67.9 ± 6.1 | Xiaoyao pill 8 pills, tid + Deanxit 1 tablet, bid | Deanxit 1 tablet, bid | 42 | ①② | Ceng miaolin 2018 [39] | 43/43 | 33∼79 | Xiaoyao pill 8 pills, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①② | Jiang limin 2019 [40] | 74/74 | 36∼76 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder 3 g/d, bid + Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①② | Xu erping 2006 [41] | 35/35 | 55.2 ± 1.9 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder 6 g/d, bid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Wang zongyuan 2008 [42] | 36/36 | 55∼79 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder 6 g/d, bid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 84 | ①② | Zhang yumao 2014 [43] | 40/40 | 47∼73 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder 6 g/d, bid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③ | Peng xianwen 2014 [44] | 49/49 | 45∼78 | Danzhi Xiaoyao powder 6 g/d, bid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①② | Cui yi 2016 [45] | 30/30 | 45∼80 | Chaihu Shugan powder granules + citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①②④ | Wen jun 2015 [46] | 60/60 | 50∼83 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Mirtazapine 30 mg/d, qd | Mirtazapine 30 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①②③④ | Chen aijun 2013 [47] | 39/39 | 49∼78 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①③ | Hou jihong 2015 [48] | 36/36 | 69.3 ± 7.5 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Wu hongyi 2015 [49] | 40/40 | 50∼65 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Deanxit 1 tablet, qd | Deanxit 1 tablet, qd | 28 | ①② | Zhao zheng 2013 [50] | 40/40 | 43∼75 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①② | Ding na 2014 [51] | 40/40 | 56.42 ± 5.18 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Na wanqiu 2012 [52] | 41/39 | 71.12 ± 5.51 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③ | Hu jun 2013 [53] | 45/44 | 56.42 ± 5.18 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①② | Tan hongyang 2018 [54] | 62/62 | 52∼73 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 21 | ①②③④ | Lu yi 2015 [55] | 65/65 | 45∼72 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Olanzapine 2.5 mg/d, qd | Olanzapine 2.5 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Xu ming 2012 [56] | 65/65 | 55∼74 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, bid | Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, bid | 42 | ①② | Liu wei 2016 [57] | 38/38 | 50∼75 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsule, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③ | Chen wei 2014 [58] | 58/57 | 45∼73 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, bid | Venlafaxine 75 mg/d, bid | 42 | ①③ | Yi kunchang 2018 [59] | 48/48 | 48∼77 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Pan zhenshan 2014 [60] | 42/42 | 65.12 ± 8.35 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Mirtazapine 30 mg/d, qd | Mirtazapine 30 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③ | Li junling 2013 [61] | 27/27 | 49∼75 | Shugan Jieyu capsule 2 capsules, bid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Xie yan 2017 [62] | 45/45 | 55∼70 | Jieyu Anshen granules 5 g, bid + Deanxit 1 pill, qd | Deanxit 1 pill, qd | 42 | ①② | Xia junbo 2013 [63] | 40/40 | 34∼72 | Jieyu Anshen granules 5 g, bid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Mu ying 2014 [64] | 48/48 | 40∼78 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Paroxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 28 | ①④ | Jiang guohua 2018 [65] | 60/60 | 60∼77 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①②③④ | Huang xiaohong 2012 [66] | 50/50 | 61.5 ± 7.8 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Pan dong 2014 [67] | 38/41 | 60∼75 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | Sertraline 50 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Ceng zhaofu 2013 [68] | 34/34 | 41∼75 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | Fluoxetine 20 mg/d, qd | 56 | ①② | Wang xuejun 2017 [69] | 32/32 | 61.37 ± 6.26 | Yangxue Qingnao granules 4 g/d, tid + Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | Citalopram 10 mg/d, qd | 42 | ①②③ |
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