Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine as Adjuvant Therapy for Refractory Androgenetic Alopecia.
Qiang YouLan LiXiao MaTian GaoSuqin XiongYufen YanHao FangFengqing LiHong-Ping ChenYou-Ping LiuPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2019)
In view of the effectiveness and safety of TCM, the present meta-analysis suggests that TCM could be recommended as an effective and safe adjuvant therapy for the treatment of AGA by improving the TER, symptoms, serum testosterone levels, and microelement levels. However, long-term and higher-quality RCTs are needed to overcome the limitations of the selected studies and more precisely interrogate the efficacy and safety of TCM.