Review Article

Clinical Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence Map

Table 2

TCM therapy classification.

ClassificationContent

Herbs or herbal extractsGinger, cassia bark, green tea or green tea extract, Coptis root, Coptis-cassia bark
CompoundsCompound of nourishing Qi, replenishing Yin, activating blood flow compound of Ginseng-Astragalus
PowderYuquan powder, Jinlida Granules, Banxia Xiexin Granules
DecoctionXiaoke recipe, recipe for clearing stomach and intestines (Gegen Qinlian decoction/Baihu decoction), Huanglian Jiedu decoction, Banxia Xiexin decoction with addition, Gegen Qinlian decoction, Tonifying Qi and strengthening spleen decoction
External treatmentAcupuncture, Tui Na (massage therapy)
PillsXiaoke pills, Liuwei Dihuang Wan, Jingui Shenqi pill
Pills or decoctionLiuwei Dihuang Wan (soup)
Basic theories and treatment principles of TCMExternal treatment of TCM, replenishing Qi and nourishing Yin diet therapy + conventional treatment, replenishing Qi nourishing Yin method, heat-clearing method, tonifying spleen, and Qi herbs, strengthen spleen and reduce phlegm Chinese medicine, nonreplenishing Qi and nourishing Yin diet therapy + conventional treatment, treating proprietary Chinese medicines and prescriptions from the perspective of the liver, kidney-tonifying and blood-activating TCM compound treatment, three-typed syndrome differentiation (TTSD)
Proprietary Chinese medicinesTianqi Jiangtang capsules, Jinqi Jiangtang tablets, Qihuang capsules, Jinqi Jiangtang tablets, chromium-containing Chinese medicine Tianmai Xiaoke tablets
Integrated TCM therapiesTCM methods, TCM nutritional therapy, TCM diet therapy + conventional therapy, unspecified TCM therapy, TCM decoction, TCM compound, Chinese patent medicine, multitherapeutic combination