Open AccessChinese medicine formulas for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Overview of systematic reviews
Author(s) -
Liang Dai,
Wenjun Zhou,
Linda L. D. Zhong,
Xu-Dong Tang,
Guang Ji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i1.102
Subject(s) - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , medicine , traditional chinese medicine , systematic review , traditional medicine , fatty liver , gastroenterology , medline , alternative medicine , disease , pathology , political science , law
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects more than one-quarter of the global population. Due to the lack of approved chemical agents, many patients seek treatment from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulas. A variety of systematic reviews have been published regarding the effectiveness and safety of TCM formulas for NAFLD.