Therapeutic method Clinical effective rate HAMD score NIHSS score TESS score Method 1 Method 2 Wuling capsule Xiaoyao pill 1.08[0.44,2.38] 1.24[−0.88,3.38] — 1.05[0.04,6.21] Danzhi Xiaoyao pill 1.14[0.56,2.32] −0.17[−2.30,1.80] — 1.31[0.08,2.00] Chaihu Shugan powder 1.40[0.13,8.00] −0.28[−5.07,4.61] −2.62[−8.57,3.19] — Shugan Jieyu capsule 1.11[0.68,1.86] 0.26[−1.09,1.64] 1.10[−3.31,5.56] 0.84[0.16,4.36] Jieyu Anshen capsule 0.87[0.22,2.88] −1.94[−4.66,0.90] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule 1.76[0.93,3.26] −1.29[−3.24,0.66] 0.50[−3.86,4.86] 0.78[0.08,6.23] Blank control 4.35[3.03,6.26] −3.95[−4.88,−3.00] −3.25[−5.46,−1.05] 0.22[0.05,0.79] Xiaoyao pill Danzhi Xiaoyao pill 1.08[0.38,2.91] −1.40[−4.18,1.15] — 1.23[0.01,6.62] Chaihu Shugan powder 1.27[0.11,8.52] −1.50[−6.64,3.65] — — Shugan Jieyu capsule 1.05[0.47,2.45] −0.97[−3.14,1.20] — 0.80[0.02,9.13] Jieyu Anshen capsule 0.82[0.16,3.07] −3.18[−6.42,0.07] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule 1.63[0.69,4.15] −2.54[−5.08,0.04] — 0.73[0.01,2.65] Blank control 4.05[1.98,9.03] −5.19[−7.07,−3.27] — 0.21[0.01,4.14] Danzhi Xiaoyao pill Chaihu Shugan powder 1.21[0.12,7.34] −0.10[−5.11,5.03] — — Shugan Jieyu capsule 0.98[0.49,2.02] 0.43[−1.59,2.61] — 0.65[0.05,8.75] Jieyu Anshen capsule 0.74[0.16,2.61] −1.77[−4.82,1.60] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule 1.55[0.70,3.36] −1.13[−3.57,1.48] — 0.59[0.03,11.33] Blank control 3.81[2.09,7.03] −3.78[−5.55,−1.84] — 0.17[0.01,1.78] Chaihu Shugan powder Shugan Jieyu capsule 0.81[0.14,8.57] 0.55[−4.31,5.35] 3.72[−2.84,10.49] — Jieyu Anshen capsule 0.62[0.07,9.94] −1.62[−7.06,3.70] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule 1.29[0.21,13.68] −1.03[−6.04,4.03] 3.14[−3.39,9.76] — Blank control 3.12[0.57,8.97] −3.65[−8.45,1.05] −0.63[−5.99,4.87] — Shugan Jieyu capsule Jieyu Anshen capsule 0.77[0.18,2.88] −2.20[−5.00,0.66] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule 1.56[0.84,3.18] −1.57[−3.55,0.46] −0.60[−6.06,4.86] 0.93[0.14,5.67] Blank control 3.87[2.77,6.05] −4.22[−5.23,−3.17] −4.37[−8.19,−0.57] 0.26[0.10,0.58] Jieyu Anshen capsule Yangxue Qingnao granule 2.03[0.60,8.83] 0.65[−2.44,3.76] — — Blank control 5.00[1.72,9.48] −2.00[−4.67,0.56] — — Yangxue Qingnao granule Blank control 2.47[1.50,4.27] −2.65[−4.37,−0.97] −3.76[−7.56,0.03] 0.28[0.05,1.42]