Randomized Trials of Chinese Herbal Medicine: A New Extension of the CONSORT Statement
Authors: Klaus Linde, Benno Brinkhaus
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Editorials18 July 2017Randomized Trials of Chinese Herbal Medicine: A New Extension of the CONSORT StatementKlaus Linde, MD and Benno Brinkhaus, MDKlaus Linde, MDFrom Institute of General Practice, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany. and Benno Brinkhaus, MDFrom Institute of General Practice, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-1067 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the most widely used forms of traditional medicine worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, about 90% of general hospitals and a huge number of practitioners in China provide TCM services (1). In other eastern Asian countries, variations of TCM are widespread. In the United States and other industrialized countries, TCM is used not only by Asian immigrants but also by a growing number of other persons. It is a unique and coherent medical system, with a history of more than 2000 years that is rooted in Chinese philosophy (2). Many Western scientists ...References1. World Health Organization. WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023. Geneva: World Health Organization; December 2013. Accessed at http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/92455/1/9789241506090_eng.pdf on 12 April 2017. Google Scholar2. Maciocia G. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. A Comprehensive Text. 3rd ed. London: Elsevier; 2015:1-45. Google Scholar3. Tu Y. Artemisinin—a gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world (Nobel Lecture). 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[PMID: 19573242] doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-46 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Institute of General Practice, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.Disclosures: Dr. Brinkhaus received travel reimbursement and/or honoraria from TCM societies for lectures on acupuncture research. Dr. Linde has no disclosures to report. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-1067.Corresponding Author: Klaus Linde, MD, Institute of General Practice, Technical University of Munich, Orleansstrasse 47, 81667 Munich, Germany; e-mail, klaus.[email protected]de.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Linde: Institute of General Practice, Technical University of Munich, Orleansstrasse 47, 81667 Munich, Germany.Dr. Brinkhaus: Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Luisenstraße 57, 10098 Berlin, Germany.This article was published at Annals.org on 27 June 2017. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCONSORT Extension for Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas 2017: Recommendations, Explanation, and Elaboration Chung-wah Cheng , Tai-xiang Wu , Hong-cai Shang , You-ping Li , Douglas G. 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