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Adding Traditional Chinese Medicine to Western medicine for allergic rhinitis
In this meta-analysis of 38 randomized controlled trials in 4,228 participants who were diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, adding Biyuan tongqiao granules to Western medicine improved nasal symptoms, inflammatory markers, and clinical efficacy better than Western medicine alone.
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