• Chinese herbal medicine for patients living with HIV in Guangxi province, China: an analysis of two registries 

      Sun, Jin; Jiang, Feng; Wen, Bin; Liu, Zhen-Wei; Han, Mei; Robinson, Nicola; McGrath, Nuala; Fei, Yu-Tong; Zhang, Ying; Li, Jing; Li, Wen-Yuan; Deng, Xin; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-25)
      Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) is the recommended first line therapy for patients with HIV. Since 2004, Chinese government has provided free Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for Chinese HIV/AIDS patients. Data of living patients with HIV from the NFTCMP database and Center for Disease Control (CDC) database during 2003–2016 in Guangxi province was obtained and compared. Patients were divided into 3 ...
    • Clinical effects and safety of Compound Glutamine Entersoluble Capsules for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Liang, Shi-bing; Liang, Chang-Hao; Yang, Si-Hong; Li, Yu-Qi; Tian, Zi-Yu; Robinson, Nicola; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-06)
      <i>Introduction</i> - Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is a gastrointestinal disease with a high incidence and no effective drugs available. Compound Glutamine Entersoluble Capsules (CGEC) is a compound preparation integrating Sijunzi Decoction and L-Glutamine. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical effects and safety of CGEC for IBS-D.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> ...
    • Clinical reasoning in traditional medicine exemplified by the clinical encounter of Korean medicine: a narrative review 

      Kim, Tae-Hun; Alræk, Terje; Bian, Zhao-Xiang; Birch, Stephen; Bovey, Mark; Lee, Juah; Lee, Myeong Soo; Robinson, Nicola; Zaslawski, Christopher (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)
      Background - Clinical reasoning is generally defined as a way of thinking about diagnostic or therapeutic decision making in clinical practice. Different cognitive models have been proposed for the clinical reasoning process which takes place during the clinical encounter with a patient. This may have similarities with similar approaches used in Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM). Jinchal, the clinical ...
    • Systematic review and meta-analysis of Chinese herbal formula Tongxie Yaofang for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: Evidence for clinical practice and future trials 

      Liang, Shi-Bing; Cao, Hui-Juan; Kong, Ling-Yao; Wei, Jia-Li; Robinson, Nicola; Yang, Si-Hong; Zhu, Si-Jia; Li, Yu-Qi; Fei, Yu-Tong; Han, Mei; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-25)
      Introduction: Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) significantly decreases the quality of life of patients and their families, and affects patients’ mental health. No specific western medications are available. Ancient classical Chinese medical texts have recognized Tongxie Yaofang (TXYF) as a therapy for diarrhea which is widely used in clinical practice. Standard TXYF prescription ...