The efficacy and safety of Chaihu guizhi ganjiang tang for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Pharmacol · 2026 · PMC13345826 · PMID 42428496

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a slight trendP = 0.0707so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For 2hPG, although visual inspection of the funnel plot suggested a slight trend toward left-sided distribution, Egger’s test (t = −2.08, P = 0.0707; Supplementary Material S9C ) did not reveal statistically significant asymmetry.

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However, an in-depth analysis of individual studies revealed that both trials reported a decreasing trend in CRP levels following combined treatment with CHGZGJT.

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