systematic_review
    2019

    Systematic review of herbal tea in the therapy of chronic simple pharyngitis

    Li C, Wu F, Yuan W, Ding Q, Wang M

    Published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    Methodology

    Systematic review of six randomized controlled trials of Chinese herbal tea for chronic simple pharyngitis, with Jadad and Cochrane risk-of-bias appraisal

    Key Findings

    Herbal tea preparations were reported to improve chronic pharyngitis symptoms, but methodological quality of all six trials was low and none blinded outcome assessors

    Conclusions

    Any benefit of herbal tea for chronic pharyngitis remains unproven due to weak trial quality

    Limitations

    Only Chinese-language trials, no blinding, unclear inclusion criteria, high bias risk

    Related Health Concerns

    Sore Throat

    Study Details

    Year:2019
    Quality Score:5/10

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