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Table 8

Adverse events in the included studies.


	Treatment	Time	Symptoms (quantity-percent%)

Ou et al. [32]	Western medicine	—	Nausea, dizziness, and dry mouth (2)
Zhou [67]	Western medicine	After 4 weeks of treatment	Nausea, loss of appetite, and diarrhea (3)
Zhou [67]	Herbal medicine + acupuncture	—	Diarrhea, loss of appetite and headache (6)
Li et al. [11]	Western medicine	—	Dizziness (1) and abdominal distension (1)
Li et al. [11]	Western medicine + acupuncture + herbal medicine	—	Anorexia (1)
Wang and Wang [53]	Western medicine	—	Nausea and vomiting (3); diarrhea (3); dizziness and insomnia (2); and muscle spasm (3)
Wang and Wang [53]	Western medicine + acupuncture + herbal medicine	—	Nausea and vomiting (2); diarrhea (5); dizziness and insomnia (4); and muscle spasm (2)
Zhang [24]	Western medicine	During the increase of drug dose	6 cases (14.63%)showed adverse drug reactions, including dizziness (3); nausea (1); and decreased appetite (2)
Zhang [24]	Western medicine + acupuncture + herbal medicine	—	5 cases (12.20%) had adverse drug reactions, including dizziness(1); vomiting(1); headache(1); and decreased appetite(2)
Wei et al. [26]	Western medicine	—	Abnormal liver function and abdominal distension (1–3.03%); abnormal blood routine (3–9.09%); diarrhea (2–6.06%)
Wei et al. [26]	Western medicine + acupuncture	—	Abnormal liver function, abnormal blood routine, abdominal distension (2–6.06%), and diarrhea (4–12.12%)
Wang and Li [51]	Western medicine	—	Nausea (1), vomiting (1), diarrhea (2), and cough (1)
Wang and Li [51]	Western medicine + acupuncture	—	Nausea (2), diarrhea (1), and cough (1)
Zhang et al. [46]	Western medicine	—	Nausea, vomiting (4); metabolic acidosis (1); diarrhea (3); and pallor (2)
Zhang et al. [46]	Herbal medicine + acupuncture	—	Nausea, vomiting(2), and pallor(1)
Xia et al. [56]	Western medicine	—	(8–17.39%): diarrhea (2), nausea or vomiting (5), and insomnia (1)
Xia et al. [56]	Western medicine + acupuncture	—	(2–4.35%): Nausea and vomiting (2)
Zhang et al. [34]	Western medicine	—	Diarrhea (2), nausea or vomiting (5), and insomnia (1)
Zhang et al. [34]	Western medicine + acupuncture	—	Nausea and vomiting (1)
Tao and Li [47]	Western medicine	—	(6–13.3%): diarrhea (2), abnormal blood routine (2), abnormal liver function (1), and abdominal distension (1)
Tao and Li [47]	Herbal medicine + acupuncture	—	(5–11.11%): diarrhea (1), abnormal blood routine (1), abnormal liver function (1), and abdominal distension (2)