Combination of Astragalus membranaceus and Panax notoginseng as Main Components in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Search strategy for PubMed.

Search strategy	Search terms
Astragalus membranaceus (#1)	((((((Astragali) OR (Astragalus)) OR (Astragalus membranaceus)) OR (Astragalus plant)) OR (Astragalus root)) OR (milkvetch root)) OR (Radix Astragali) OR (Huangqi)
Panax notoginseng (#2)	(((((((Panax notoginseng) OR (Panax notoginseng saponins)) OR (Radix notoginseng)) OR (Radix Panax notoginseng)) OR (Sanqi)) OR (Lulutong)) OR (Xuesaitong)) OR (Xueshuantong)
Diabetic kidney disease (#3)	((((diabetes nephropathy) OR (diabetic nephropathy)) OR (diabetic nephrosis)) OR (renal diabetes)) OR (diabetic kidney disease)
#4 ((#1) AND (#2) AND (#3))	((((((((Astragali) OR (Astragalus)) OR (Astragalus membranaceus)) OR (Astragalus plant)) OR (Astragalus root)) OR (milkvetch root)) OR (Radix Astragali) OR (Huangqi)) AND ((((((((Panax notoginseng) OR (Panax notoginseng saponins)) OR (Radix notoginseng)) OR (Radix Panax notoginseng)) OR (Sanqi)) OR (Lulutong)) OR (Xuesaitong)) OR (Xueshuantong))) AND (((((diabetes nephropathy) OR (diabetic nephropathy)) OR (diabetic nephrosis)) OR (renal diabetes)) OR (diabetic kidney disease))