Herbal medicines for the treatment of otitis media with effusion: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

BMJ Open · 2016 · PMC5168523 · PMID 27884841

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Two trials 31 34 assessed the complete resolution of OME at 2 or 3 months post randomisation, and showed borderline significant improvements with Qingqiao capsule (RR: 2.33, 95% CI 0.98 to 5.53, p=0.05), 34 but no differences with an unnamed HM (RR: 1.01, 95% CI 0.51 to 2.00, p=0.98) 31 between the treatment groups.

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