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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2025

Rising of natural therapies: Potential and challenges of traditional Chinese medicine in the management of gastrointestinal diseases.

Xiao-Tong Tian, Jiang-Ping Zhan, Chang Qiao, Jian-Li Ge, De-Hui Li

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiao-Tong TianGraduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, Hebei Province, China.
Jiang-Ping ZhanInternal Medicine, Chengde Kangyang Hospital, Chengde 067000, Hebei Province, China.
Chang QiaoGraduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, Hebei Province, China.
Jian-Li GeDepartment of Peripheral Vascular, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine (Hebei Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.
De-Hui LiDepartment of Oncology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine (Hebei Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Key Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Gastroenterology Research, Hebei Industrial Technology Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. 258289951@qq.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the contemporary medical landscape, the burgeoning interest in natural therapies, particularly for managing gastrointestinal disorders, has brought traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to the forefront. This article explains the core principles and clinical applications of TCM in treating these conditions, furthering the discourse through an examination of integrated TCM strategies, as demonstrated in the study by Zhou

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalGastrointestinal DiseasesMedicine, Chinese TraditionalHumansTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese HerbalClinical efficacyDisease managementGastrointestinal diseasesNatural therapyTraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID40061595
PMCPMC11886042

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