Adding Traditional Chinese Medicine to Western medicine for allergic rhinitis Original paper

In this meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials in 4,228 participants who were diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, adding Biyuan tongqiao granules to Western medicine improved nasal symptoms, inflammatory markers, and clinical efficacy better than Western medicine alone.

This Study Summary was published on April 21, 2025.

The study

The interventions lasted 2 weeks to 1 year, but the dosages and formulations were not reported. Western medicine interventions included antihistamines and nasal spray.

The quality of evidence for the outcomes that Biyuan tongqiao improved are as follows:

High quality

Moderate quality

  • 50% fewer adverse reactions
  • 17% better clinical efficacy rate

Low quality

  • 70% reduction in recurrence rate

The risk of bias was high for 5% of the studies and low for 58% of the studies; 37% of the studies raised some concerns.

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The results

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    This Study Summary was published on April 21, 2025.