Classical prescriptions combined with conventional Western medicine in treating acute attack of adult bronchial asthma:a network Meta-analysis
YANG Fan
LIU Yi
ZHANG Xiangyang
ZHAO Xiaoyi
ZHU Heng
WANG Huijun
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of classical prescriptions combined with conventional Western medicine in treating acute attack of bronchial asthma via network Meta-analysis.Methods Randomized controlled trials on the treatment of acute attack of bronchial asthma with classical prescriptions combined with conventional Western medicine were retrieved from such databases as CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,SinoMed,Pubmed,Cochrane Library and Embase as of February 20,2023.Software Revman 5.4 and STATA 16 was used for data analysis.Results A total of 46 studies were included,and classical prescriptions involved Xiaoqinglong decoction,Shegan-mahuang decoction and Maxing-shigan decoction.The results of network Meta-analysis showed that in terms of FEV1,the most effective classical prescription was Shegan-mahuang decoction+conventional Western medicine,followed by Maxing-shigan decoction+conventional Western medicine,Xiaoqinglong decoction+conventional Western medicine,and conventional Western medicine.As for FEV1％,the best classical prescription was Shegan-mahuang decoction+conventional Western medicine,followed by Xiaoqinglong decoction+conventional Western medicine,Maxing-shigan decoction+conventional Western medicine,and conventional Western medicine.In terms of PEF,the first option was Shegan-mahuang decoction+conventional Western medicine,followed by Xiaoqinglong decoction+conventional Western medicine,and conventional Western medicine.Conclusion Based on the conventional treatment with Western medicine,Shegan-mahuang decoction has the best effect in the control of asthma among the three prescriptions.
Keywords：Classical PrescriptionAsthmaNetwork meta-analysisXiaoqinglong decoctionShegan-mahuang decoctionMaxingshigan decoction
Publication Date：2025-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 138-144 )