Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for post-COVID-19 syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Transl Med · 2025 · PMC12269130 · PMID 40671020

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Conclusion This meta-analysis provides preliminary evidence that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) may effectively improve major symptoms associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome, particularly chest tightness and insomnia, while also demonstrating a favorable trend toward alleviating fatigue and dyspnea.

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A trend toward improvement was observed in fatigue (RR = 1.58, 95% CI 0.95–2.64; P = 0.0781) and dyspnea (RR = 1.39, 95% CI 0.99–1.95; P = 0.0554), although these results did not reach statistical significance.

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