The Chinese patent medicine Tongfengding capsule for gout in adults: a systematic review of safety and effectiveness.

Background: Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis caused by increased serum uric acid levels. Untreated or insufficiently treated gout can lead to deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints, cartilage, and kidneys. Although Tongfengding capsules, a Chinese patent medicine, have long been used to treat gout, their effects and safety have not been reviewed systematically.

Chinese medicinal herbs for idiopathic membranous nephropathy in adults with nephrotic syndrome: A systematic review of effectiveness and safety.

To assess the benefits and harms of Chinese medicinal herbs formulae for the treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy in adult patients with primary nephrotic syndrome.Only randomized controlled trials were included. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database, PubMed, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Internet, Chinese Biomedicine Database, and VIP.

Dietary interventions for mineral and bone disorder in people with chronic kidney disease.

Background: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is a systemic dysfunction of mineral and bone metabolism in people with CKD. Recent research shows that phosphate retention plays a significant role in the development of CKD-MBD. Compared with drug therapies, dietary interventions may be simple, inexpensive and feasible for phosphate retention.

Androgens for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease in adults.

Background: Anaemia occurs when blood contains fewer red blood cells and lower haemoglobin levels than normal, and is a common complication among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although a number of approaches are applied to correct anaemia in adults with CKD, the use of androgen therapy is controversial.

Objectives: The aim of this review was to determine the benefits and harms of androgens for the treatment of anaemia in adult patients with CKD.

Chinese medicinal herbs for childhood pneumonia: a systematic review of effectiveness and safety.

Objective. To assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicinal herbs for Childhood Pneumonia. Methods.